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AEOLIAN LYRE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
Synonyms:
aeolian harp; aeolian lyre; wind harp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aeolian lyre" is a kind of...):
harp (a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers)