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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
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The latitude of Mount Hall, deduced from observations of a Lyrae and a
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A bright pink glow showed the Lyrae stars forty-five degrees from sunset.
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969
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"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
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The Hrrubans aren't the cotopoids of Lyrae or the plague carriers of Zeta Algeiba.
Decision at Doona McCaffrey, Anne 1969
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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
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"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
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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
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A bright pink glow-showed the Lyrae stars forty-five degrees from sunset.
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968
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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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