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lira da braccio

[ leer-uh duh brah-choh, -chee-oh; Italian lee-rah dah braht-chaw ]

noun

, plural li·ras da brac·cio, Italian li·re da brac·cio [lee-, r, e dah , braht, -chaw].
  1. a many-stringed musical instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, played with a bow and used for polyphonic improvisation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lira da braccio1

< Italian: lyre for the arm

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