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Synonyms for lyrics

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lir-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪr ɪk

Définition of lyrics

Origin : "a lyric poem," 1580s, from Middle French lyrique "short poem expressing personal emotion," from Latin lyricus "of or for the lyre," from Greek lyrikos "singing to the lyre," from lyra (see lyre). Meaning "words of a popular song" is first recorded 1876. Related: lyrics.

noun words of a song

Example sentences :

He had a rich, full voice, and entered heartily into the spirit of his lyrics.
Extract from : « Yankee Gypsies » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Instead of writing his lyrics, he sets his birds and his maidens a-singing.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

He could recite you for hours long the ballads of Schiller and the lyrics of Uhland; ah!
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

A book of lyrics and other poems written in the major key of cheerfulness and hope.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

My sister-in-law was greatly taken with the sweetness of these lyrics.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

For each song, the lyrics in the music image have been reproduced in the text.
Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark

His lyrics, great as they sometimes are, move their wings less boldly.
Extract from : « Oedipus King of Thebes » by Sophocles

The metre of Lyrics is in the main the same as that of Wisdom poetry.
Extract from : « Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature » by Various

It is perhaps too early to decide that this will never be the case with the Victorian lyrics.
Extract from : « Victorian Songs » by Various

Note: The Editors are responsible for the translation of the lyrics.
Extract from : « Modern Icelandic Plays » by Jhann Sigurjnsson

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