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lyrism

[ lir-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈlɪr ɪz əm /
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noun
lyricism.
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Origin of lyrism

From the Greek word lyrismós, dating back to 1855–60. See lyre, -ism

Words nearby lyrism

lyricism, lyricist, lyricize, Lyrids, lyriform, lyrism, lyrist, Lys, Lysander, Lysandra, lysate
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How to use lyrism in a sentence

  • For a hundred thousand francs he promises bursts of lyrism; for fifty thousand he will be enthusiastic only.

    Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau

  • Prophecy, says M. Albert Rville, is to religion what lyrism is to poetry.

    The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau

  • For lyric savagery and savage lyrism these Chansons des Gueux have no counterpart, so far as I know, in modern literature.

    Paris and the Social Revolution|Alvan Francis Sanborn

  • The purely human reality is capable of lyrism but not of abstraction.

    Chance|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for lyrism

lyrism
/ (ˈlɪrɪzəm) /
noun
the art or technique of playing the lyre
a less common word for lyricism
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