LYRE

Meaning of LYRE in English

■ noun a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece.

Origin

ME: via OFr. lire and L. lyra from Gk lura .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LYRE — lire
English interlingue dictionary
LYRE — noun Etymology: Middle English lire, from Anglo-French, from Latin lyra, from Greek Date: 13th century a stringed instrument of the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LYRE — Stringed musical instrument consisting of a resonating body with two arms and a crossbar to which the strings extending from …
Английский словарь Британика
LYRE — ˈlī(ə)r, ˈlīə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lire, from Old French, from Latin lyra, from Greek 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LYRE — (n.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
Английский словарь Webster
LYRE — (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
Английский словарь Webster
LYRE — ( n. ) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LYRE — ( n. ) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LYRE — /luyeur/ , n. 1. a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LYRE — n. ancient Greek harp-like instrument
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LYRE — noun Etymology: Middle English lire, from Anglo-French, from Latin lyra, from Greek Date: 13th century 1. : a stringed instrument …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LYRE — noun one of the constellations; lyra. ·see lyra. 2. lyre ·noun a stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp …
Webster English vocab
LYRE — [lyre] n [ME lire, fr. OF, fr. L lyra, fr. Gk] (13c) 1: a stringed instrument of the harp class …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LYRE — stringed musical instrument having a yoke, or two arms and a crossbar, projecting out from and level with the body. …
Britannica English vocabulary
LYRE — lyre BrE AmE ˈla ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈlaɪ‿ ə r (= liar) ▷ lyres ˈla ɪ ‿əz AmE ˈlaɪ‿ ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LYRE — lyre /laɪə $ laɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: lire , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LYRE — n. Gk Antiq. an ancient stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp, played usu. with a plectrum and accompanying the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LYRE — n. Gk Antiq. an ancient stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp, played usu. with a plectrum and accompanying the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LYRE — n. Gk Antiq. an ancient stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp, played usu. with a plectrum and accompanying the …
Oxford English vocab
LYRE — ( lyres) A lyre is a stringed instrument that looks like a small harp. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LYRE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LYRE — n. Stringed musical instrument consisting of a resonating body with two arms and a crossbar to which the strings extending …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LYRE — сущ. лира to play the lyre ≈ играть на лире лира (L.) (астрономия) Лира (созвездие) lyre лира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LYRE — lyre.ogg ʹlaıə n 1. лира 2. (Lyre) = Lyra
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LYRE — сущ.лира to play the lyre — играть на лире
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LYRE — n 1. лира 2. (Lyre) = Lyra
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LYRE — n 1. лира 2. (Lyre) = Lyra
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LYRE — сущ. лира to play the lyre — играть на лире
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LYRE — сущ. лира to play the lyre — играть на лире
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LYRE — сущ. лира to play the lyre ≈ играть на лире лира (L.) (астрономия) Лира (созвездие) lyre лира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LYRE — n. Pronunciation: ' l ī (- ə )r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English lire, from Anglo-French, from Latin lyra, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LYRE — / ˈlaɪə(r); NAmE / noun an ancient musical instrument with strings fastened in a frame shaped like a U. It …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LYRE — (~s) A ~ is a stringed instrument that looks like a small harp. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LYRE — [noun] [C] - an ancient musical instrument consisting of a U-shaped frame with strings fixed to it
Cambridge English vocab
LYRE — n. to play the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LYRE — rely
Anagrams English vocabulary
LYRE — Лира
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LYRE — (n) лира
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LYRE — n. лира
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LYRE — n. лира
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LYRE — _n. лира
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LYRE — n. лира
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LYRE — _n. лира
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LYRE — Лира
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
LYRE — [n.] лира
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
LYRE — n лира
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
LYRE — 1. лира; 2. Лира (созвездие)
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
LYRE — лира
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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