lyric

/ˈlɪɹɪk/LIH-rik

/ˈlɪɹɪk/LIH-rik

Meaningof the lyre

Common meaning: expressing feeling in a songlike way

Other meanings: (plural) a song's text

lyra lyreLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 908 · scan
icadjective ending: relating to

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek λύρα ‘a lyre’.

Roots

λύρα Greek “a lyre”

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