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lyric

About 3.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective 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. adjective Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
  3. adjective Lyrical.
  4. adjective Having a light singing voice of modest range.
  5. adjective Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
  6. adjective Melodious.
  7. adjective Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
  8. noun A lyric poem.

Similar words

language lyrical coloratura emotional words lyric poem letter songlike singing song

Often followed by

poetry poet and poets poems of in is poem

Word family

lyrics

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