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lyric




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lyric
     1. adj. (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
     2. adj. Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry
     3. adj. lyrical
     4. adj. Having a light singing voice of modest range
     5. adj. Of, or relating to musical drama and opera
     6. adj. melodious
     7. adj. Of, or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)
     8. n. A lyric poem.
     9. n. (also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words.
           The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
           The lyrics were written by the composer.

Example Sentences

He moves on to the legend of her range, her ability to improvise and extract new meaning from a lyric, or to toy with the rhythm. 



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