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lyrical

Syllabification: (lyr·i·cal)
Pronunciation: /ˈlirikəl/
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Definition of lyrical

adjective

  • 1(of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer’s emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way:the poet’s combination of lyrical and descriptive power
  • (of poetry or a poet) lyric:Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads
  • 2of or relating to the words of a popular song:the lyrical content of his songs

Phrases

wax lyrical

talk in a highly enthusiastic and effusive way:waxing lyrical about his splendid son-in-law

Derivatives

lyrically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

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Definition of lyrical in the British & World English dictionary

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