lyric
lyric is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet. "Sweet lyric song." Milton.
- 2.A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
- 3.A composer of lyric poems. [R.] Addison.
- 4.A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- 5.pl. The words of a song.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet. "Sweet lyric song." Milton called?
- What is a composer of lyric poems. [R.] Addison called?
- What is a verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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