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| 1. | [ noun ] (music,writing) the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | |
| Synonyms: | words language lyrics | |
| Examples: | "his compositions always started with the lyrics" "he wrote both words and music" "the song uses colloquial language" |
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| Related terms: | text love_lyric song | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] expressing deep personal emotion | |
| Synonyms: | lyrical | |
| Examples: | "the dancer's lyrical performance" |
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| Related terms: | emotional | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (music; of a singer or singing voice) being light in volume and modest in range | |
| Examples: | "a lyric soprano" |
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| Related terms: | dramatic music coloratura | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (writing) write lyrics for (a song) | |
| Related terms: | write relyric poetry | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (verse) of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) | |
| Examples: | "lyric poetry" |
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| Related terms: | poetry | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (music) relating to or being musical drama | |
| Examples: | "the lyric stage" |
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| Related terms: | music opera | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (verse,writing) a short poem of songlike quality | |
| Synonyms: | lyric_poem | |
| Related terms: | poem ode antistrophe strophe | |
| Similar spelling: |
lyrics |
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