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Lyrism

Lyr′ism

(līr′ĭz’m)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Gr.
λυρισμός
.]
The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
G. Eliot.

Definition 2024

lyrism

lyrism

English

Noun

lyrism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural lyrisms)

  1. The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
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Etymology

lyre +‎ -ism

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