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to relyric

to relyric

9.9
To write new words for an existing song
  • verb
  • /riˈlaɪrɪk/
  • Jargon
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  • The band decided to relyric their old hit to make it more relevant for today's audience.

Examples

  • She was asked to relyric the anthem for an inclusive community event.

  • She relyriced the classic hit for a modern audience.

  • After several revisions, he finally managed to relyric the chorus to fit the new theme.

  • I will relyric the song for the new movie.

  • After several revisions, he finally managed to relyric the chorus to fit the new theme.

  • The band decided to relyric their old hit to make it more relevant for today's audience.

  • She was asked to relyric the anthem for an inclusive community event.

Synonyms

to lyric
vsto relyric
6.8

To write the words for a song

focuses on replacing words in an existing song
to lyricize
vsto relyric
7.0

Write words for a song or put feelings into beautiful lines

focuses on changing words of an existing song rather than general poetic expression

Surface Forms

relyric infinitive
relyriced past
relyriced past participle
relyricing present participle
relyrics third person singular

Morphology

relyric = lyric (semi-transparent) = re + lyric

The prefix 're-' clearly signals repetition, but the base verb 'lyric' is uncommon and the exact sense is specifically to replace or rewrite song words.

Etymology

The word relyric comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and lyric meaning 'words of a song'. So to relyric is to write new lyrics for an existing tune.