lyra

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A female given name
A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula
{i} Lyre, constellation in the Northern Hemisphere which contains the star Vega (Astronomy); female first name
A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ, or Vega
The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
lyra

    Hyphenation

    Ly·ra

    Turkish pronunciation

    layrı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlīrə/ /ˈlaɪrə/

    Etymology

    [ 'bel-'lI-r& ] (noun.) circa 1943. From Latin lyra Ancient Greek λύρα (lyra) a "lyre, the constellation Lyra"
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