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verse

Syllabification: (verse)

Pronunciation: /vərs/

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Definition of verse

noun

writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme:a lament in verse [as modifier]:verse drama
a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza:the second verse
each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture.
a versicle.
archaic a line of poetry.
a passage in an anthem for a soloist or a small group of voices.

verb

[no object] archaic

speak in or compose verse; versify.

Derivatives

verselet

Origin:

Old English fers, from Latin versus 'a turn of the plow, a furrow, a line of writing', from vertere 'to turn'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French vers, from Latin versus

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