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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
would you care to read your short lyric aloud?
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the film's lyric photography really enhanced its romantic mood
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
That’s incredibly refreshing to find in the metal world, especially in direct comparison to all the numbing F-bomb-for-F-bomb’s sake lyrics that would follow with Korn.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
The events boasted at least a few milestones: While American equestrian Robert Dover is sometimes cited as the first openly gay athlete to compete in the modern Olympics, in 1988, the gay South African poet Ernst van Heerden won a silver medal for lyric poetry exactly 40 years earlier.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Each lyric site is a golden ticket to win a trip to Louisville and experience the lyric in real life.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
That’s incredibly refreshing to find in the metal world, especially in direct comparison to all the numbing F-bomb-for-F-bomb’s sake lyrics that would follow with Korn.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
But under that guise, this collection of lyric essays is a profound meditation on aging and grief, cut through with beautiful Annie Dillard–like observations of the landscape where the author runs.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
The events boasted at least a few milestones: While American equestrian Robert Dover is sometimes cited as the first openly gay athlete to compete in the modern Olympics, in 1988, the gay South African poet Ernst van Heerden won a silver medal for lyric poetry exactly 40 years earlier.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Lyric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyric. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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