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lyrical

 adjective
     
Related topics: Literature, Music
lyr‧i‧cal
1ALAPM beautifully expressed in words, poetry, or music:
lyrical love poetry
2

wax lyrical

to talk about and praise something in a very eager way:
One fisherman waxed lyrical about the variety of fish in the river.
—lyrically adverb
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