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lyrist definition

lyr·ist (līr′ist; for 2 & 3 lir′ist)

noun

  1. a player on a lyre
  2. a lyric poet
  3. lyricist

Etymology: L lyristes < Gr lyristēs < lyrizein, to play on a lyre

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