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Lyric

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Noun

1. language, lyric, words

the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

Example Sentences:
'his compositions always started with the lyrics'
'he wrote both words and music'
'the song uses colloquial language'

2. lyric, lyric poem

a short poem of songlike quality

Verb

3. lyric

write lyrics for (a song)

Adjective

4. lyric, lyrical

expressing deep emotion

Example Sentences:
'the dancer's lyrical performance'

5. lyric

used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range

Example Sentences:
'a lyric soprano'

6. lyric

relating to or being musical drama

Example Sentences:
'the lyric stage'

7. lyric

of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)

Example Sentences:
'lyric poetry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lyric

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adjective
1. (of poetry)
a. 
expressing the writer's personal feelings and thoughts
b. 
having the form and manner of a song
2. 
of or relating to such poetry
3. 
(of music) having songlike qualities
4. 
(of a singing voice) having a light quality and tone
5. 
intended for singing, esp (in classical Greece) to the accompaniment of the lyre
noun
6. 
a short poem of songlike quality
7. (plural)
the words of a popular song

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lyric

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adjective
1. 
of a lyre
2. 
suitable for singing, as to the accompaniment of a lyre; songlike; specif., designating poetry or a poem mainly expressing the poet's emotions and feelings: sonnets, elegies, odes, hymns, etc. are lyric poems
3. 
writing or having written lyric poetry
4. 
lyrical (sense 2)
5.  Music
a. 
characterized by a relatively high compass and a light, flexible quality
b. 
having a lyric voice
a lyric tenor
noun
6. 
a lyric poem
7.  [usually pl.]
the words of a song, as distinguished from the music

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lyric

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adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.
b. Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or ode.
c. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.
2. Lyrical.
3. Music
a. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.
b. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.
c. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.
d. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.
e. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.
n.
1. A lyric poem.
2. often lyrics Music The words of a song.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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