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lyrelike

lyrelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a lyre.

Adjective

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

Forms of lyrelike

comparativemore lyrelike
superlativemost lyrelike

Origin of lyrelike

From lyre + -like.

Questions about lyrelike

What does lyrelike mean?
Lyrelike means resembling or characteristic of a lyre.
What part of speech is lyrelike?
Lyrelike is an adjective.

Words near lyrelike in the dictionary

  1. lyreflower
  2. lyreflowers
  3. lyreleaf greeneyes
  4. lyreleaf sage
  5. lyreless
  6. lyrelike
  7. lyreman
  8. lyremen
  9. lyres
  10. lyresnake
  11. lyresnakes

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