Lyra

[ lahy-ruh ]

noun

, genitive Ly·rae [lahy, -ree]

1. Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
2. a female given name.
3. (lowercase) glockenspiel ( def ).

Lyra

/ ˈlaɪərə /

noun

1. a small constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Cygnus and Draco and containing the star Vega, an eclipsing binary ( Beta Lyrae ), a planetary nebula (the Ring Nebula ), and a variable star, RR Lyrae

Lyra

/ lī′rə /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Hercules. Lyra (the Lyre) contains the bright star Vega.

Example Sentences

The couple's daughter Lyra was born last year, and Škorjanec said that he felt "so lucky" that he had been able to spend time with her.

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Lyra McKee was killed by a single bullet to the head, a state pathologist has told Belfast Crown Court.

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A retired police officer has told a court he heard a “horrifying scream” around the time Lyra McKee was murdered.

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Masked men who threw petrol bombs at police the night Lyra McKee was murdered were "entirely at ease with the presence of television camera recording precisely what they were doing," a court has heard.

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An MTV crew filming a riot on the night journalist Lyra McKee was killed were told the disorder had been “set up” for the camera, a murder trial has been told.

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