"lyrism" meaning in English

See lyrism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lyrisms [plural]
Etymology: From lyre + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lyre|ism}} lyre + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lyrism (countable and uncountable, plural lyrisms)
  1. (archaic) The act of playing on a lyre or harp. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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