Lyric+poem

  • 21lyric — I UK [ˈlɪrɪk] / US adjective [only before noun] using words to express feelings in the way that a song would lyric poetry a lyric writer II UK [ˈlɪrɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms lyric : singular lyric plural lyrics 1) [often plural] the… …

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  • 22lyric — lyr|ic1 [ lırık ] adjective only before noun using words to express feelings in the way a song would: lyric poetry a lyric writer lyric lyr|ic 2 [ lırık ] noun count 1. ) often plural the words of a song 2. ) a short poem that expresses feelings… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23lyric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poem, song. See poetry. adj. melodic. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A libretto] Syn. opera text, words of the opera, story of the opera, words of a choral; see libretto . 2. [Verses set to music]… …

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  • 24lyric — 1 adjective (only before noun) expressing strong personal emotions such as love, in a way that is similar to music in its sounds and rhythm (1): Wordsworth was one of the greatest lyric poets of his time. 2 noun 1 lyrics (plural) the words of a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25lyric — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, alba, anacreontic, balada, ballad, ballade, book, bucolic, canso, chanson, clerihew, dirge, dithyramb,… …

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  • 26poem — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, alba, anacreontic, article, autograph, balada, ballad, ballade, brainchild, bucolic, canso, chanson,… …

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  • 27lyric — adj. Lyric is used with these nouns: ↑poem, ↑poet, ↑poetry, ↑soprano, ↑tenor …

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  • 28poem — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. poetry, verse, lyric, sonnet, edda, ballad, quatrain, blank verse, free verse, song, composition, creation; see also writing 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. verse, rhyme, composition, ode, sonnet, lyric, limerick. WORD …

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  • 29lyric — lyr·ic || lɪrɪk n. poem having the form and musical quality of a song; words of a song adj. song like, resembling a song in form and quality; creating lyric poetry; expressive, characterized by the expression of thoughts and sentiments;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30lyric — adj 1.(all of poetry) songlike, singing, musical, melodic, melodious, lyrical; subjective, personal, expressive, deep felt, direct, earnest, ardent, warm, deep; passionate, impassioned, fervid, moving; rhapsodic, elegiac. 2.(all of a voice) light …

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