lyrelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a lyre.

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Meanings

adjectivelyrelike (comparative more lyrelike, superlative most lyrelike)

comparative more lyrelike · superlative most lyrelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a lyre.

    R. Judah said that the lyrelike instrument of the sanctuary had seven strings; in messianic days it will have eight strings; and in the world-to-come it will have ten strings, as written in Ps. 33:2, 3.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 272

Origin

From lyre + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kyrielle
Cite this entry
APA

lyrelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrelike

MLA

“lyrelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyrelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrelike.

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