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lyra
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1.
LEM
lyra, lyrae
λύρα
noun (f., 1
st
declension)
a lute, lyre, a stringed instrument invented by Mercury and presented to Apollo
lyric poetry, song
the constellation, the Lyre
Abbreviations
lyra ae, f, lu/ra, a lute, lyre, a stringed instrument invented by Mercury and presented to Apollo: curvae lyrae parens, H.: pulsa manu, O.
—Lyric poetry, song: imbellis, H.: opus est leviore lyrā, O.
—The constellation, the Lyre: exoriente Lyrā, O.