Meanings
nounlyre-guitar (plural lyre-guitars)
plural lyre-guitars
- entertainmentA type of guitar shaped to look like a lyre, popular as a fad instrument in the late 1800s.
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APA
lyre-guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyre-guitar
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“lyre-guitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyre-guitar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyre-guitar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyre-guitar.
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