/ ˈlaɪə(r); NAmE / noun
an ancient musical instrument with strings fastened in a frame shaped like a U. It was played with the fingers.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French lire and Latin lyra from Greek lura .
/ ˈlaɪə(r); NAmE / noun
an ancient musical instrument with strings fastened in a frame shaped like a U. It was played with the fingers.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French lire and Latin lyra from Greek lura .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005