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lyr·ic
(lĭr′ĭk)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.
b. Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or ode.
c. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.
2. Lyrical.
3. Music
a. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.
b. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.
c. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.
d. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.
e. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.
n.
1. A lyric poem.
2. often lyrics Music The words of a song.
[French lyrique, of a lyre, from Old French, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura, lyre.]
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Translations
text
sangtekst
laulun sanat
stihovi
dalszövegszöveg
抒情詩
서정시
liedtekstsongtekst
poematytekst piosenki
besedilo
lyrik
เนื้อเพลง
lời bài hát
lyrics
→ كَلِمَاتُ الْأُغْنِيَةِ text sangtekst Liedertext στίχοι letra laulun sanat paroles stihovi testo di una canzone 抒情詩 서정시 songtekst lyrikk poematy letra de música слова песни lyrik เนื้อเพลง şarkı sözü lời bài hát 歌词Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009