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bell-lyra

noun
bell-ly·​ra | \ ˈbel-ˈlÄ«-rÉ™ How to pronounce bell-lyra (audio) \
variants: or bell lyre \ -​ËŒlÄ«(-​É™)r How to pronounce bell lyre (audio) \

Definition of bell-lyra

: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands

First Known Use of bell-lyra

1934, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bell-lyra

lyra from Latin, lyre

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