Nonlyric

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not lyric. not-comparable

    "Second, the nonlyric poetry from the same period is available elsewhere, and perhaps of more interest for its historical value than for the quality of the poetry itself."

Example

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"Second, the nonlyric poetry from the same period is available elsewhere, and perhaps of more interest for its historical value than for the quality of the poetry itself."

Etymology

From non- + lyric.

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