lyrical

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: adjective

expressing strong emotion in an imaginative way: a lyrical melody * He began to wax lyrical (= talk enthusiastically) about his new car.

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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lyricalEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary lyricalEnglish›UyghurMain Dictionary lyricalEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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lyrical