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Lyrism

Lyrism \Lyr"ism\ (l[imac]r"[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. Gr. lyrismo`s.] The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
--G. Eliot.

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lyrism

n. The act of playing on a lyre or harp.

Usage examples of "lyrism".

The lyrism of the evening was in the cellar at present, and was not to be drawn from that retreat just yet.