songword
songword noun: synonym of lyric (“the words of a song or other vocal music”).
Noun
songword (plural songwords)
- Synonym of lyric (“the words of a song or other vocal music”).
- Jones being a man with an effortless knack for melody and arrangement made him as important, even if his lyrics never matched the best of Strummer's street-poet songwords.2014, Sean Egan, The Clash: The Only Band That Mattered, page 8
- Some people have a very impertinent view of the Aboriginal songwords. The greatest impertinence is that they don't bother to read what the Aborigines themselves sing.2022, Barbara Williams, In Other Words: Interviews with Australian Poets, page 40
- Synonyms:
- lyric
Synonyms of songword
Forms of songword
| plural | songwords |
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Origin of songword
From song + word.
Questions about songword
- What does songword mean?
- Songword means synonym of lyric (“the words of a song or other vocal music”).
- What part of speech is songword?
- Songword is a noun.
- What is the plural of songword?
- The plural of songword is songwords.
Words near songword in the dictionary
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