"lira" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈli.ra/ Forms: lire [plural]
Rhymes: -ira Etymology: From Latin lībra. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|lībra}} Latin lībra Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} lira f (plural lire)
  1. lira Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-lira-it-noun-5rLMLuPZ Disambiguation of Currency: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈli.ra/ Forms: lire [plural]
Rhymes: -ira Etymology: From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|lyra}} Latin lyra, {{der|it|grc|λύρᾱ}} Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} lira f (plural lire)
  1. lyre Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Currency, Musical instruments Synonyms: cetra
    Sense id: en-lira-it-noun-Biqm5sgy Disambiguation of Currency: 46 54 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 11 89 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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