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Look up: lyra

  1. Lyra
    a lyre or lute; a stringed instrument.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Lyra
    Lyra is a township in Blue Earth County Minnesota, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Lyra
    [n] - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Lyra
    English name: The Lyre. Genitive name: Lyrae. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  5. lyra
    A stringed musical instrument having a yoke (a crossbar and 2 arms); a lyre. It was made of wood or metal and could have a sound box made out of a turtle shell.
    Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl

  6. Lyra
    Ly'ra noun [ Latin lyra , Greek .... See Lyre .] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ , or Vega . 2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the h ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/73

  7. lyra
    1. <astronomy> A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega. ... 2. <anatomy> The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain. ... Origin: L. Lyra, Gr. See Lyre. ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. Lyra
    noun a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Lyra
    `Lyra` is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra is a small constellation, but its principal star, Vega, is one of the brightest in the sky. Lyra took its name from the stringed musical instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity and still in some areas of Greece. According to ancient Greek mythology, the young god Herme...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyra

  10. Lyra
    • (n.) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain. • (n.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Lyra
    (from the article `Arion`) ...poet. Upon affirming that he had remained behind, they were suddenly confronted by Arion himself. The sailors confessed and were punished, and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/88

  12. lyra
    (from the article `lyre`) ...the ancient Greek kithara. Bowl lyres have a rounded body with a curved back—often of tortoiseshell—and a skin belly; the arms are invariably ... ...instrument that came to them from King David; it is used, of course, for sacred music. The smaller lyre, krar (the ancient Greek lyra), has a ... [...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/88

  13. Lyra
    Lyra is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Of the Iyre or song` Where is it used? The name Lyra is mainly used In Other languages. The name Lyra doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Lyra seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Lyr

  14. lyra
    A lyre-shaped structure. [L. and G. lyre]
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  15. Lyra
    (abbr. Lyr, gen. Lyrae) The Lyre of Orpheus. Lyra is a small but bright northern constellation located between Cygnus to the east, Hercules to the south and west, and Draco to the north. Aside from its several star attractions, Lyra also boasts the most famous of planetary nebul...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  16. Lyra
    Lyra (lī'ru) [Lat.,=the lyre], northern constellation lying S of Draco, E of Hercules, and W of Cygnus. Although many civilizations represented it as a bird, it was also depicted as a tortoise. The white star Vega (Alpha Lyrae), the brightest star in the constellation, is one of the bright...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08307


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23 November 2009

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