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  • noun astronomy Genitive form of Lyra used when naming stars, such as α Lyrae.

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  • In the text, in referring to certain stars in the constellations, the genitive case of the Latin name of the constellation is given; for example, Vega is known as α Lyrae, meaning alpha of Lyra, Aldebaran as

    A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

  • The latitude of Mount Hall, deduced from observations of a Lyrae and a

    Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 2004

  • A bright pink glow showed the Lyrae stars forty-five degrees from sunset.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

  • "Van Gogh in Lyrae II was hit by a space plague similar in manifestation to that which attacked Medea 125 years ago," Theoda explained.

    The Ship Who Sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

  • The Hrrubans aren't the cotopoids of Lyrae or the plague carriers of Zeta Algeiba.

    Decision at Doona McCaffrey, Anne 1969

  • The land was cold rock-hard ice, rippling in long, low undulations that might have been seasonal snowdrifts millions of years ago, when the Lyrae twins were bigger and brighter.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

  • "Van Gogh in Lyrae II was hit by a space plague similar in manifestation to that which attacked Medea 125 years ago," Theoda explained.

    the ship who sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

  • The land was cold rock-hard ice, rippling in long, low undulations that might have been seasonal snowdrifts millions of years ago, when the Lyrae twins were bigger and brighter.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968

  • A bright pink glow-showed the Lyrae stars forty-five degrees from sunset.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968

  • Toward the faint red star that marked its position-or toward Theta Lyrae nearby-or toward the great bright giants of the Summer Triangle that marked that part of the sky, Vega, Altair, and Deneb ...

    Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963

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