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| box lyre (plural box lyres) |
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plucked musical instrument: a plucked stringed instrument, formed from a hollow wooden box with strings running across the soundboard, which are attached to arms jutting out to form a crossbar. Box lyres were known in ancient Sumer in 2800 bc and were widely played in Europe until ad 1000.
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