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LYRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Lyra"):
Vega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)