[syn: lyric, lyrical]
2. used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range;
- Example: "a lyric soprano"
3. relating to or being musical drama;
- Example: "the lyric stage"
4. of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way);
- Example: "lyric poetry"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lyric \Lyr"ic\, Lyrical \Lyr"ic*al\, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf.
F. lyrique. See Lyre.]
1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
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2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate
for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; -- of
music or poetry.
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3. expressing deep personal emotion; -- said especially of
poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the
poet; as, the dancer's lyrical performance. "Sweet lyric
song." --Milton.
Syn: lyric.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lyric \Lyr"ic\, n.
1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
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2. A composer of lyric poems. [R.] --Addison.
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3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; --
used chiefly in the plural.
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4. pl. The words of a song.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lyric
adj 1: expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical
performance" [syn: lyric, lyrical]
2: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and
modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: dramatic]
3: relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
4: of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion
(often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"
n 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"
[syn: lyric, words, language]
2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: lyric, lyric poem]
v 1: write lyrics for (a song)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
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)