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lyrist¹

  • /ˈlaɪɹɪst/

Rhymes with -aɪɹɪst

noun lyrists

  1. A person who plays the lyre. On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha. The title track, which Mr. Fleck wrote in his own style, features the Malian ngoni players Bassekou K

lyrist²

  • /lɪɹɪst/

noun lyrists

  1. lyricist
  2. A lyrical poet

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@misc{lyrist_2026,
  title = {lyrist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyrist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}