noun
- The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number.
- usage: "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
- A short poem of songlike quality.
- synonyms: lyric poem
verb
- Write lyrics for (a song. )
adjective
- Expressing deep emotion.
- usage: "the dancer's lyrical performance"
- synonyms: lyrical
- Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range.
- usage: "a lyric soprano"
- Relating to or being musical drama.
- usage: "the lyric stage"
- Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way. )
- usage: "lyric poetry"
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