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  • 91Lyre — Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lyra}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. [1913 Webster] Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the …

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  • 92Lyre bat — Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lyra}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. [1913 Webster] Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo …

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  • 93Lyre turtle — Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lyra}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. [1913 Webster] Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo …

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  • 94Megaderma lyra — Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lyra}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. [1913 Webster] Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo …

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  • 95Norn — Norn, Norna Nor na, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.] 1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the Greek …

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  • 96Norna — Norn Norn, Norna Nor na, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.] 1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the… …

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  • 97Panathenaea — Pan*ath e*n[ae] a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; pa^s pa^n, all + ? Athena.] The most ancient and important festival of Athens, celebrated in honor of Athena, the tutelary goddess of the city. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 98Patesi — Pa*te si, n. [Assyrian.] (Babylonian Antiq.) A religious as well as a secular designation applied to rulers of some of the city states of ancient Chaldea, as Lagash or Shirpurla, who were conceived to be direct representatives of the tutelary god …

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  • 99Patron — Pa tron, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.… …

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  • 100Patron saint — Patron Pa tron, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an… …

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