λυρικός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to the lyre.

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek λύρα (lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λύρα

Gloss

lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre

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