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lyra

noun as in carillon

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The unusual textures (santouri, ney, lyra, clarinets, voices) impart a mystical quality to this work.

Hence Shakespeare speaks of 'the lark, that tirra-lyra chants,' Wint.

I took the viall and played some things from one of their books, Lyra lessons, which they seemed to like well.

Lyra d soi, n d' eg, kai kithara leipetai, kai kata polin chrsima; kai au kat' agrous tois nomeusi syrinx an tis ei.

The Norman abbey of Lyra held the great tithes; the vicarial amounted to just one half of them, £6.

The work met with a favourable reception, and a couple of the hymns were reproduced in the pages of Lyra Britannica.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lyra, such as: angelus, chimes, glockenspiel, gong, peal, and tintinnabulation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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