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lyre

[liʁ]

noun

LanguageFrench (France)

Meaning
  1. lyre
  2. a cutting tool resembling a lyre
  3. An ancient musical instrument that looks like a small U-shaped harp. It is also used to describe a tool shaped like this instrument.
Examples

Le musicien joue de la lyre lors de la cérémonie.

The musician plays the lyre during the ceremony.

Pronunciationliʁ

Part of speechnoun

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