lyric poem (noun)

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• lyric poem — noun a short poem of songlike quality (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑lyric • Hypernyms: ↑poem, ↑verse form • Hyponyms: ↑ode • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lyric — ► NOUN 1) (also lyrics) the words of a song. 2) a lyric poem or verse. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of poetry) expressing the writer s emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. 2) (of a singing voice) using a light register. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• lyric — noun 1》 (also lyrics) the words of a song. 2》 a lyric poem or verse. adjective 1》 (of poetry) expressing the writer s emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. 2》 (of a singing voice) using a light register. Origin C16: from… …   English new terms dictionary

• lyric — lyr|ic1 [ˈlırık] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: lyrique of a lyre , from Latin, from Greek, from lyra; LYRE] expressing strong personal emotions such as love, in a way that is similar to music in its sounds and ↑rhythm …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lyric — /ˈlɪrɪk / (say lirik) adjective Also, lyrical. 1. (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet s own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic… …  

• lyric — I. noun Date: 1581 1. a lyric composition; specifically a lyric poem 2. the words of a song often used in plural II. adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French lyrique, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lyrikos, from lyra D …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poem — /ˈpoʊəm / (say pohuhm) noun 1. a composition in verse, especially one characterised by artistic construction and imaginative or elevated thought: a lyric poem. 2. a composition which, though not in verse, is characterised by beauty of language or …  

• lyric — 1. adjective /ˈlɪɹ.ɪk/ a) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style b) Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry …   Wiktionary

• poem — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, great ▪ famous ▪ collected, selected ▪ His collected poems we …   Collocations dictionary

• poem — noun Syn: verse, rhyme, lyric, piece of poetry …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• lyric — 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… …   English dictionary