Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lyric"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lyric \Lyr"ic\, Lyrical \Lyr"ic*al\, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf.
F. lyrique. See {Lyre}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
2. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lyric \Lyr"ic\, n.
1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
2. A composer of lyric poems. [R.] --Addison.
3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; --
used chiefly in the plural.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lyric
adj 1: expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical
performance" [syn: {lyrical}]
2: (music; of a singer or singing voice) being light in volume
and modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: {dramatic}]
3: (music) relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric
stage"
4: (poetry) "lyric poetry"
n 1: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his
compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote
both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial
language" [syn: {words}, {language}]
2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: {lyric poem}]
v : write lyrics for (a song)
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