nonlyric

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adjective

Not lyric.

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Meanings

adjectivenonlyric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot lyric.

    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.

    1991, Diane J. Rayor, Sappho's lyre: archaic lyric and women poets of ancient Greece, page 2

Origin

From non- + lyric.

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APA

nonlyric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlyric

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Chicago

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