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   Lyr·ic

   /ˈlirik/

   

   noun

   • 1. the words of a song in popular music: "she has published both music and lyrics for a number of songs"
   • 2. a poem of a type that expresses the writer's emotions, typically briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms; a lyric poem: "an edition of Horace's Lyrics"
   • ▪ lyric poetry as a literary genre: "stylistic categories fundamental to literary aesthetics—epic, lyric, drama, comedy, tragedy"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of poetry that expresses the writer's emotions, typically briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms: "lyric poems of extraordinary beauty" Similar melodicsonglikemusicalmelodiouslyricalrhapsodicpoeticexpressiveemotionaldeeply feltpersonalsubjectivepassionate
   • 2. (of a singing voice) using a light register: "a lyric soprano with a light, clear timber" Similar lightsilveryclearliltingflowingdulceteuphonioussweetsweet-tonedsweet-soundinghoneyedmellifluousmellowlyricalrare:mellifluentOpposite harshcacophonous

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French lyrique or Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura ‘lyre’.

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   What does lyric mean?

   • Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of LYRIC is a lyric composition; specifically : a lyric poem. How to use lyric in a sentence.

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   What is a song lyric?

   • Song Lyric Song lyric can only be defined separately. The word “song” means a piece of music which can be used for singing. According to Hornby (2015), song is “a short piece of music with words that you sing” (p. 1440). Song is able to interpret poems and translate their mood and atmosphere into music (Kamien, 1988, p. 307).

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   Where did the word lyric come from?

   • As with many artistic terms, the word lyric derives from the Greek, specifically from lyrikós, meaning "singing to the lyre," and today’s meanings are also rooted in the idea of music. The lyric poem was first seen in the late 16th Century, while the reference to a song’s words as lyrics appeared in 1876.

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   What is a lyric poem?

   • A kind of poetry, generally short, characterized by a musical use of language. Lyric poetry often involves the expression of intense personal emotion. The elegy, the ode, and the sonnet are forms of the lyric poem. 1575–85; < Latin lyricus < Greek lyrikós. See lyre, -ic Someone to finish Patsy Cline lyrics when I’m singing terribly.

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   Lyric definition: (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.. See examples of LYRIC used in a sentence.

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   noun. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. “his compositions always started with the lyrics ” synonyms: language, words. see more. verb. write lyrics for (a song) see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈlɪrɪk/

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   Lyric is an adjective that describes poetry that expresses personal feelings and thoughts, or a noun that refers to the words of a song. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of lyric from various dictionaries and translations.