Pronunciation: ' bel- ' l ī -r ə
Variant: or bell lyre \ - ˌ l ī (- ə )r \
Function: noun
Etymology: lyra from Latin, lyre
Date: circa 1943
: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands
Pronunciation: ' bel- ' l ī -r ə
Variant: or bell lyre \ - ˌ l ī (- ə )r \
Function: noun
Etymology: lyra from Latin, lyre
Date: circa 1943
: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012