lyra
NounUS[lahy-ruh]/ˈlaɪrə/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a small constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star VegaInstance of constellationMembers Vega
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ly′ra noun
Origin: L. lyra, Gr. …. See Lyre.
1. Astronomy A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ, 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54