"Lyra" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/, /ˈlɪ(ə)ɹ.ə/
Rhymes: -aɪɹə, -ɪɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira and lyre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Lyra}} Latin Lyra, {{m|la|lyra}} lyra, {{der|en|grc|λύρα||a lyre; the constellation Lyra}} Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”), {{doublet|en|lira|lyre}} Doublet of lira and lyre Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lyra
  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula. Categories (topical): Constellations Translations (constellation): Λύρα (Lúra) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Χέλυς (Khélus) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Քնար (Kʿnar) (Armenian), Lyyra (Finnish), Lyre [feminine] (French), Lira (Galician), Leier [feminine] (German), Λύρα (Lýra) [feminine] (Greek), an Lir [feminine] (Irish), 거문고자리 (Geomun'gojari) (Korean), Chelys [feminine] (Latin), Lyra [feminine] (Latin), Fides [feminine] (Latin), Fidis [feminine] (Latin), Fidicula [feminine] (Latin), Lira (Malay), چنگ رومی (čang-e rumi) (Persian), Lutnia [feminine] (Polish), Ли́ра (Líra) [feminine] (Russian), Lyra (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Lyra-en-name--R27A5SW Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'constellation': 100 0
  2. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Lyrae, Lyrid
    Sense id: en-Lyra-en-name-2h5jM6nf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

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