lyrism
Americannoun
noun
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the art or technique of playing the lyre
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a less common word for lyricism
Etymology
Origin of lyrism
From the Greek word lyrismós, dating back to 1855–60. See lyre, -ism
Example Sentences
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Irregular as its outline is, its troubled lyrism is appealing, is melting, and the A flat portion, with its hesitating, timid accents, has great power of attraction.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
The purely human reality is capable of lyrism but not of abstraction.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
Nor can he equal the sublime lyrism of his model; but he is little inferior in poetic conception, in dignified idealization, and in picturesque imagery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
Oppressed nations with a tendency to mad lyrism develop this mental secretion of the spleen.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
The purely human reality is capable of lyrism but not of abstraction.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
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