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Lyra vs Lira - What's the difference?

lyra | lira |

Lira is a descendant of lyra.



As nouns the difference between lyra and lira

is that lyra is the middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain while lira is the basic unit of currency in Turkey.

As a proper noun Lyra

is a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

lyra

English

Noun

  • (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
  • * 1840 , Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine: Volume 1 (page 295)
    • The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.
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    lira

    English

    (wikipedia lira)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lira.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
  • The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar), former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro.
  • The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

    • See also

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    Etymology 2

    Noun

  • A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

    • Etymology 3

    (lirae)
  • Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs

    • Anagrams

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