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lyra |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lyra \Ly"ra\, n. [L. lyra, Gr ?. See {Lyre}.] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyr[ae], or Vega. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Lyra n : a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega [syn: {Lyra}]
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