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lyrics

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH1 R IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of lyric

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • song lyrics
  • write lyrics
  • learn the lyrics
  • The song’s lyrics were full of nostalgia.
  • He struggled to memorize the lyrics.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A text transcription of any piece of audio, or the words in it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَنْشُود (manšūd) — the words to a song
  • Arabic: كَلِمَات (kalimāt) — the words to a song
  • Arabic: كَلِمَات أُغْنِيَة (kalimāt ʔuḡniya) — the words to a song
  • Armenian: խոսքեր (xoskʻer) — the words to a song
  • Balinese: lirik — the words to a song
  • Bulgarian: текст (tekst) — the words to a song
  • Catalan: lletra — the words to a song
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌詞 /歌词 (gēcí) — the words to a song
  • Czech: slova — the words to a song
  • Czech: text — the words to a song
  • Danish: sangtekst — the words to a song
  • Dutch: songtekst — the words to a song
  • Dutch: liedtekst — the words to a song
  • Esperanto: teksto — the words to a song
  • Estonian: laulusõnad — the words to a song
  • Estonian: laulutekst — the words to a song
  • Finnish: sanoitus — the words to a song
  • Finnish: sanat — the words to a song
  • French: paroles — the words to a song
  • German: Liedtext — the words to a song
  • German: Text — the words to a song
  • German: Songtext — the words to a song
  • Greek: στίχοι (stíchoi) — the words to a song
  • Hebrew: מִלִים לְשִׁיר — the words to a song
  • Hindi: लिरिक्रस (lirikras) — the words to a song
  • Hindi: गीत (gīt) — the words to a song
  • Hindi: गीतिकाव्य (gītikāvya) — the words to a song
  • Hungarian: dalszöveg — the words to a song
  • Hungarian: szöveg — the words to a song
  • Icelandic: texti — the words to a song
  • Indonesian: lirik — the words to a song
  • Irish: liricí — the words to a song
  • Italian: testo — the words to a song
  • Italian: parole — the words to a song
  • Japanese: 歌詞 (kashi) — the words to a song
  • Japanese: リリック (ririkku) — the words to a song
  • Javanese: lirik — the words to a song
  • Kazakh: мәтін (mätın) — the words to a song
  • Korean: 가사 (gasa) — the words to a song
  • Macedonian: текст (tekst) — the words to a song
  • Malay: lirik — the words to a song
  • Malay: seni kata — the words to a song
  • Marathi: गीत (gīt) — the words to a song
  • Minangkabau: lirik — the words to a song
  • Mongolian: дууны үг (duuny üg) — the words to a song
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tsúinyū — the words to a song
  • Norwegian: tekst — the words to a song
  • Polish: tekst piosenki — the words to a song
  • Polish: tekst — the words to a song
  • Polish: słowa — the words to a song
  • Portuguese: letra — the words to a song
  • Romanian: versuri — the words to a song
  • Romanian: text — the words to a song
  • Russian: слова́ (slová) — the words to a song
  • Russian: текст (tekst) — the words to a song
  • Russian: слова́ пе́сни (slová pésni) — the words to a song
  • Russian: текст пе́сни (tekst pésni) — the words to a song
  • Russian: ли́рика (lírika) — the words to a song
  • Serbo-Croatian: riječi pjesme — the words to a song
  • Serbo-Croatian: tekst pjesme — the words to a song
  • Slovene: besedilo — the words to a song
  • Slovene: tekst — the words to a song
  • Spanish: letra — the words to a song
  • Spanish: lírica — the words to a song
  • Sundanese: lirik — the words to a song
  • Swedish: sångtext — the words to a song
  • Tagalog: liriks — the words to a song
  • Tagalog: lirika — the words to a song
  • Thai: เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa) — the words to a song
  • Thai: เนื้อร้อง (nʉ́ʉa-rɔ́ɔng) — the words to a song
  • Turkish: güfte — the words to a song
  • Turkish: neşide — the words to a song
  • Turkish: menşud — the words to a song
  • Turkish: söz — the words to a song
  • Ukrainian: слова́ (slová) — the words to a song
  • Uyghur: ناخشا تېكىستى (naxsha tëkisti) — the words to a song
  • Vietnamese: lời — the words to a song
  • Vietnamese: lời bài hát — the words to a song
Real reading context

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