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Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/
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CMU ARPABET:
L IH1 R IH0 K S
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plural of lyric
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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
A text transcription of any piece of audio, or the words in it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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