ˈlī(ə)r, ˈlīə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lire, from Old French, from Latin lyra, from Greek
1.
a. : a stringed musical instrument of the harp class used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation and made with a hollow body and two curved arms that are joined at the top by a yoke and four to ten strings that are struck with a plectrum — compare cithara , lira
b. : a musical instrument or device resembling the lyre
2. : music lyre