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Lira
Definitions
- 1 A surname from Spanish.
- 1 The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- 2 The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
- 3 A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
- 4 Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
- 5 Alternative form of lyra. alt-of, alternative
"The first evidence of the Byzantine lira is in a Persian literary source of the ninth century."
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- 6 formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi wordnet
- 7 The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
- 8 the basic unit of money in Turkey wordnet
- 9 The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
- 10 the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents wordnet
Etymology
From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.
From Latin līra (“furrow”).
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