lyric
lyric definition
lyric (lir′ik)
adjective
- of a lyre
- 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
- writing or having written lyric poetry
- lyrical (sense )
- Music
- characterized by a relatively high compass and a light, flexible quality
- having a lyric voice a lyric tenor
Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr lyrique < L lyricus < Gr lyrikos
noun
- a lyric poem
- the words of a song, as distinguished from the music
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