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lyra

The English word “lyra” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
  2. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
  3. A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
  4. A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.

Etymology

So called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.

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