Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lyrical"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lyrical
adj 1: suitable for or suggestive of singing
2: expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical
performance" [syn: {lyric}]
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