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lyrism definition

lyr·ism (līr′iz′əm; for 2 lir′iz′əm)

noun

  1. the act of playing on a lyre
  2. lyricism

Etymology: Fr lyrisme < Gr lyrismos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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