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Lyra
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noun
(1)
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
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Etymology
From
lyra
<
λύρα
(
lyra
) a "
lyre
, the constellation
Lyra
"
Proper noun
A
summer
constellation
of the
northern
sky, said to resemble a
lyre
. It includes the bright star
Vega
and the Ring
Nebula
.
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