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lyrical dissonance

/ˈlɪɹ.ɪkəl ˈdɪsənəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
lyri-cal dis-so-nance
IPA
/ˈlɪɹ.ɪkəl ˈdɪsənəns/
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mismatch between the emotions of the lyrics and the music of a song

Etymology

From lyrical + dissonance.

Inflected Forms

lyrical dissonances (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lyrical dissonance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪɹ.ɪkəl ˈdɪsənəns/.
What does lyrical dissonance mean?
A mismatch between the emotions of the lyrics and the music of a song
Where does lyrical dissonance come from?
From lyrical + dissonance.

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