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lyrical
What does lyrical mean?
lyrical (adjective): expressing deep emotion.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use lyrical in a sentence?
- The dancer's lyrical performance. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce lyrical?
/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does lyrical come from?
From lyric + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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difficult to understand
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expressing deep emotion
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