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# lyric

noun (a lyric, lyrics); adjective (lyric)

«lyric» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (usually plural «lyrics») The words of a song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#m1)
2. A short poem that shows the poet's own feelings, often one that could be sung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#m2)
3. (adjective) Expressing strong personal feelings, like a song: «lyric poetry». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons you learn and write lyrics to tunes. In English lessons a lyric poem is a short poem about feelings, often in the first person («I»). Phrases: «song lyrics», «learn the lyrics», «write the lyrics», «a lyric poem». Lyrics are also covered by copyright, so you cannot copy someone's lyrics as your own.

### Examples

- I know all the lyrics to our school song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x1)
- She wrote the lyrics and her brother wrote the music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x2)
- The lyrics are printed inside the CD case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x3)
- Can you hear the lyrics, or is the music too loud? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x4)
- A lyric is a short poem about the poet's feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x5)
- We wrote new lyrics for «Happy Birthday» about our teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x6)
- Some lyrics are hard to understand when people sing fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x7)
- The song's lyrics tell a story about a lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a lyric» (one line or one poem) and «lyrics» (all the words of a song – we usually use the plural). Not the same as «lyrical» (adjective, beautiful and full of feeling). Spelling: l-y-r-i-c, with a y. From the Greek «lyre», an old stringed instrument. Not a maths word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lyric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyric/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lyric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyric.html) on Mova free.