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lyrics
n. words of a song
 
lyric
n. poem having the form and musical quality of a song; words of a song


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Lyrics
Lyrics For other uses, see Lyrical.Lyrics are the words to a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes formarticulationmeter, and symmetry of expression. The lyricist of traditional musical forms such as Opera is as a librettist.
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lyric
Noun
1. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
(synonym) words, language
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(hyponym) love lyric
(part-holonym) song
2. a short poem of songlike quality
(synonym) lyric poem
(hypernym) poem, verse form
(hyponym) ode
(part-meronym) strophe
Verb
1. write lyrics for (a song)
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(hyponym) relyric
(derivation) words, language
(classification) poetry, poesy, verse
Adjective
1. expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"
(synonym) lyrical
(similar) emotional
2. used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano"
(antonym) dramatic
(classification) music
3. relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
(pertainym) opera
(classification) music
4. of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"
(pertainym) lyric poem
(classification) poetry, poesy, verse


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lyrics (m)
n. lyrics, words of a song
 
lyric (m)
n. lyric, words of a song; poem having the form and musical quality of a song

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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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