Definition of lyric

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Lyric (n.) A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.

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Lay :: Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Lyric :: Lyric (n.) A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
Romance :: Romance (n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
Alcaic :: Alcaic (a.) Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c..
Hymnology :: Hymnology (n.) The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology..
Pastoral :: Pastoral (n.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life.
Lyricism :: Lyricism (n.) A lyric composition.
Polyhymnia :: Polyhymnia (n.) The Muse of lyric poetry.
Melic :: Melic () Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.
Lyrist :: Lyrist (n.) A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of lyrical poetry.
Pindaric :: Pindaric (a.) Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes..
Erato :: Erato (n.) The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.
Tetracolon :: Tetracolon (n.) A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines..
Opera :: Opera (n.) A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama..
Lyrical :: Lyrical (a.) Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet..
Lyric :: Lyric (n.) A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Hymnic :: Hymnic (a.) Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics..
Hymn :: Hymn (n.) An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns..
Lyric :: Lyric (n.) The words of a song.
Epode :: Epode (n.) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, and epode..
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