Lyre

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlaɪ.É™/
• US IPA: /ˈlaɪ.Éš/, /laɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)
• Homophones: liar, lier

Origin

From French lyre, from Ancient Greek λύρα ("lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise").

Full definition of lyre

Noun

1. A stringed musical instrument.

Related terms

• Lyra
• lyrebird
• lyrical

Anagrams

• rely