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lied

2  [leed; Ger. leet]
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–noun, plural lied⋅er  [lee-der; Ger. lee-duhr] .
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership: Schubert lieder.
Origin:
1850–55; < G
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lied   (lēt)   
n.   pl. lie·der (lē'dər)
A German art song for solo voice and piano.

[German Lied, from Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod.]
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lieder [(lee-duhr)]

The plural of lied, the German word for “song.” It refers to art songs in German mainly from the nineteenth century. The most notable composer of lieder was Franz Schubert.

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Word Origin & History

lied 
1852, from Ger., lit. "song," from M.H.G. liet, from O.H.G. liod, from P.Gmc. *leuthan (see laud).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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