Lyra

American  

[lahy-ruh] / ˈlaɪ rə /

noun

genitive

Lyrae

1. Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.

2. a female given name.

3. (lowercase) glockenspiel.

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Lyra British  

/ 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

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Lyra Scientific  

/ lī′rə /

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

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Example Sentences

“I’m sorry, Lyra. I deeply regret what I said to you.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Lyra lives in a universe parallel to our own, where people have a daemon - a companion spirit in animal form.

From BBC

"I really enjoyed knowing that I was pregnant and that our baby, Lyra, was there with us on stage performing."

From BBC

Mrs Corner said she hopes that the award, which she described as "more important than ever", will ensure that future generations remember Lyra.

From BBC

The Rose Field refers to a magnetic or gravitational field, and was mentioned in the opening chapters of Northern Lights, when scholars at Lyra's Oxford college secretly discussed a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.

From BBC