bell-ly·ra | \ ˈbel-ˈlī-rə 
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\variants:
or bell lyre \ -ˌlī(-ə)r \
\Definition of bell-lyra
: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands
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