Lyric1. (n.) A poem or verse for a song.
2. (n.) A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
3. (n.) A composer of lyric poems.
4. (n.) A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
5. (n.) The words of a song.
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