Associations to the word «Lyre»
Noun
- Reed
- Ox
- Sonnet
- Melody
- Poet
- Praise
- Haydn
- Sandal
- Chariot
- Peg
- Musician
- Syrian
- Invention
- Throbbing
- Thicket
- Jubal
- Poetry
- Snyder
- Epic
- Sparta
- Greek
- Elgin
- Cradle
- Drum
- Violin
- Carving
- Antiquity
- Wand
- Ivy
- Drinking
- Gut
- Mortal
- Egyptian
- Oracle
- Slumber
- Horus
- Bach
- Cattle
- Vulcan
- Saul
- Swan
- Mandolin
- Byzantine
- Motif
- Rhyme
- Dancing
- Odyssey
- Upside
- Thigh
- Hasan
- Attribute
- Zach
- Verse
- Shell
- Pan
- Ecstasy
- Millennium
- Trembling
- Sweep
- Thou
- Altar
- Seven
- Percussion
- Snake
- Mythology
- Banquet
- Sound
- Tablet
- Piano
- Inauguration
- Horace
Adjective
Wiktionary
LYRE, noun. (musical instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
LYRE, noun. Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
LYRE, noun. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
Dictionary definition
LYRE, noun. A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
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