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lyr⋅ic

  [lir-ik]
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–adjective Also, lyr⋅i⋅cal.
1. (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and esp. the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
2. pertaining to or writing lyric poetry: a lyric poet.
3. characterized by or expressing spontaneous, direct feeling: a lyric song; lyric writing.
4. pertaining to, rendered by, or employing singing.
5. (of a voice) relatively light of volume and modest in range: a lyric soprano.
6. pertaining, adapted, or sung to the lyre, or composing poems to be sung to the lyre: ancient Greek lyric odes.
–noun
7. a lyric poem.
8. Often, lyrics. the words of a song.
Origin:
1575–85; < L lyricus < Gk lyrikós. See lyre, -ic

Related forms:
lyr⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
lyr⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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lyr·ic   (lĭr'ĭk)   
adj.  

    1. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.

    2. Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or an ode.

    3. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.

    4. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.

    5. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.

    6. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.

    7. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.

    8. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.

  2. Lyrical.

  3. Music

    1. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.

    2. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.

    3. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.

    4. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.

    5. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.

n.  

  1. A lyric poem.

  2. Music The words of a song. Often used in the plural.


[French lyrique, of a lyre, from Old French, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura, lyre.]
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Cultural Dictionary

lyric

A kind of poetry, generally short, characterized by a musical use of language. Lyric poetry often involves the expression of intense personal emotion. The elegy, the ode, and the sonnet are forms of the lyric poem.

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Word Origin & History

lyric  (n.)
"a lyric poem," 1581, from M.Fr. lyrique "short poem expressing personal emotion," from L. lyricus "of or for the lyre," from Gk. lyrikos "singing to the lyre," from lyra "lyre." Meaning "words of a popular song" is first recorded 1876.
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LYRIC
Language for Your Remote Instruction by Computer. A CAI language implemented as a Fortran preprocessor.
["Computer Assisted Instruction: Specification of Attributes for CAI Programs and Programmers", G.M. Silvern et al, Proc ACM 21st Natl Conf (1966)].
(1994-10-12)

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