lyrics

noun

LIR-iks/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/

2 meanings of lyrics

1
nounplural
The words that a singer sings in a song.
Like the words written for actors to say, but made to be sung.
I memorized the lyrics to my favorite song.
The lyrics on the album cover helped us sing along.
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2
noun
Plural of lyric. Use this form when you mean more than one lyric poem.
The book contains many short lyrics about love and nature.
Students read several lyrics by famous poets in class.
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lyrics is a form of lyric

lyric, noun: The words that someone sings in a song or other music. Full entry

Forms: lyriclyrics plural
Spelling: lyric → lyrics: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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