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  • noun Plural form of lyricist.

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Examples

  • I love those qualities in lyricists and, apparently, gardeners.

    Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: May 2005 Archives 2005

  • I love those qualities in lyricists and, apparently, gardeners.

    Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Song Lyric of the Week 2005

  • That's why I call the lyricists who worked with the great songwriters the unsung heroes of the 20th century.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • One of the most engaging things to consider about any language is how poets, lyricists, playwrights, and the occasional blogger are able to wake us up to words we use every day but seldom hear in depth.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • One of the most engaging things to consider about any language is how poets, lyricists, playwrights, and the occasional blogger are able to wake us up to words we use every day but seldom hear in depth.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Song lyricists are America's popular poets, and their enduring craft is fully celebrated here.

    John Heilpern John Heilpern 2011

  • Baidu will use advertising revenue to compensate a song's writers and lyricists through the Chinese association, he said, declining to say how much the compensation will be.

    Baidu to Pay Songwriters for Downloads Owen Fletcher 2011

  • The 92nd Street Y, where I recorded the interview with Jon Stewart, is famous for its lecture series, its lyrics and lyricists series, as well as its programs about Jewish life.

    Jon Stewart: The Most Trusted Name In Fake News 2010

  • One of the reasons "Finishing the Hat," Stephen Sondheim's annotated volume of his song lyrics, has attracted so much attention is because he takes potshots at certain of his colleagues, most notably No ë l Coward and Lorenz Hart, the second of whom he calls "the laziest of the pre-eminent lyricists."

    Head of the Nice Guys Club Terry Teachout 2011

  • He was als o one of the very best lyricists in the business, and in 1959 he published his own annotated volume of his lyrics called "Lyrics on Several Occasions."

    Head of the Nice Guys Club Terry Teachout 2011

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