noun🔗ShareLiraAn ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke."The museum displayed an ancient lyre, its delicate strings still echoing with the music of centuries past. "El museo exhibía una lira antigua, cuyas delicadas cuerdas aún resonaban con la música de siglos pasados.musiccultureartmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAtril en forma de lira para instrumentos de vientoA lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical."The marching band clarinet player used a lyre to hold his sheet music since he couldn't carry a music stand while playing and walking. "El clarinetista de la banda de marcha usó un atril en forma de lira para sostener su partitura, ya que no podía llevar un atril mientras tocaba y caminaba.musicutensildeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoeta líricoA composer of lyric poetry."Homer, the famous lyre, wrote epic poems like the Iliad. "Homero, el famoso poeta lírico, escribió poemas épicos como la Ilíada.literaturemusicpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
