Vega, one of the brightest stars in the northern sky, is in the constellation Lyra.
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Lyra
//ˈlaɪ.ɹə//
Synonyms for "lyra" (22 found)
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Related words (11)
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1 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 16 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- Λύρα name (constellation)
- Χέλυς name (constellation)
Armenian
1 entries- Քնար name (constellation)
Finnish
1 entries- Lyyra name (constellation)
French
1 entries- Lyre name (constellation)
Galician
1 entries- Lira name (constellation)
German
1 entries- Leier name (constellation)
Greek
1 entries- Λύρα name (constellation)
Irish
1 entries- an Lir name (constellation)
Korean
1 entries- 거문고자리 name (constellation)
Latin
4 entries- Chelys name (constellation)
- Fides name (constellation)
- Fidicula name (constellation)
- Fidis name (constellation)
Malay
1 entries- Lira name (constellation)
Persian
1 entries- چنگ رومی name (constellation)
Polish
1 entries- Lutnia name (constellation)
Russian
1 entries- Ли́ра name (constellation)
Spanish
1 entries- Lyra name (constellation)
Thai
1 entries- กลุ่มดาวพิณ name (constellation)
Sample sentences
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The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.
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A Persian scholar of the early tenth century, lbn Khurradadhbih, reported the lyra to be in widespread use throughout the empire, along with organs and bagpipes.
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The Cretan lyra is considered to be the most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra, an ancestor of most European bowed instruments.
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