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noun
A person who plays the lyre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
lyricist
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A lyrical poet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who writes the words for songs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lyricist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
Narrower terms: Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, Hart, Lorenz Hart, Lorenz Milton Hart, Lerner, Alan Jay Lerner, Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
History
Etymology tree English lyre Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lyrist From lyre + -ist.
