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Webster 1913 Edition


Lied

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Lied

(lēt)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Lieder
(lē′dẽr)
.
[G.]
(Mus.)
A lay; a German song. It differs from the French
chanson
, and the Italian
canzone
, all three being national.
The German
Lied
is perhaps the most faithful reflection of the national sentiment.
Grove.