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lyrics

Syllables: lyr·ics/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/

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lyrics is the plural of lyric.

Noun

lyrics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The words to a song (or other vocal music).
    • song lyrics
    • write lyrics
  2. (Internet, plural, plural-only) A text transcription of any piece of audio, or the words in it.

Meaning of lyric

Noun

lyric (plural lyrics)

  1. A lyric poem.
  2. (plural-normally) The words of a song or other vocal music.
    • The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
    Synonyms:
    songword

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Synonyms of lyrics

Words formed from lyrics

Questions about lyrics

What does lyrics mean?
Lyrics means the words to a song (or other vocal music).
What is lyrics the plural of?
Lyrics is the plural of lyric.
What part of speech is lyrics?
Lyrics is a noun.
How do you pronounce lyrics?
Lyrics is pronounced /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ (UK).

Words near lyrics in the dictionary

  1. lyricologist
  2. lyricologists
  3. lyricology
  4. lyricon
  5. lyricons
  6. lyrics
  7. Lyrid
  8. Lyrids
  9. lyrie
  10. lyries
  11. lyriferous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lyrics (page history and authors); lyric (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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