| NOUN | communication | lyric, words, language | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
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| communication | lyric, lyric poem | a short / short poem of songlike quality | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | lyric, lyrical | expressing deep emotion |
| all | lyric | used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range | |
| pert | lyric | relating to or being musical drama | |
| pert | lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) | |
| VERB | creation | lyric | write lyrics for (a song) |
| Sounds | lih'rihk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Expressing deep emotion. | |
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| Example | "the dancer's lyrical performance" | |
| Synonym | lyrical | |
| Broader | emotional | Of more than usual emotion |
| Spanish | lírico | |
| Meaning | Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range. | |
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| Example | "a lyric soprano" | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Opposite | dramatic | Used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style |
| Spanish | lírico | |
| Meaning | relating to or being musical drama. | |
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| Example | "the lyric stage" | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Spanish | lírico | |
| Nouns | opera | a drama set to music |
| Meaning | Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way). | |
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| Example | "lyric poetry" | |
| Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
| Spanish | lírico | |
| Nouns | lyric | a short / short poem of songlike quality |
| Meaning | The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. | |
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| Example | "his compositions always started with the lyrics" | |
| Synonyms | words, language | |
| Part of | song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
| Narrower | love lyric | The lyric of a love song |
| Broader | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
| Spanish | letra, lírica, texto | |
| Catalan | lírica, lletra | |
| Nouns | lyricist | a person who writes the words for songs |
| Verbs | lyric | write lyrics for (a song) |
| Meaning | A short / short poem of songlike quality. | |
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| Synonym | lyric poem | |
| Parts | antistrophe | The section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama |
| strophe | One section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama | |
| Narrower | ode | A lyric poem with complex stanza forms |
| Broader | poem, verse form | A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
| Spanish | poema lírico | |
| Catalan | poema líric | |
| Adjectives | lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) |
| Meaning | Write lyrics for (a song) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
| Narrower | relyric | Write new lyrics for (a song) |
| Broader | write, compose, pen, indite | produce a literary work |
| Spanish | escribir poemas | |
| Nouns | lyric | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
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