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Lyra
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ, or Vega.
2. 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.