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   Verse

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   noun

   • 1. writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme: "a lament in verse" Similar poetryversificationmetrical compositionrhythmical compositionrhymerhymingballadrydoggerelpoemslyricsrhymesliterary:poesyParnassuspoempiece of poetrylyricsonnetodelimerickrhymecompositionmetrical compositionpiece of doggereldittysongjinglelayballadrare:tensonverseletOpposite prose
   • ▪ a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza: "the second verse" Similar stanzastrophestavecantocoupletdistichtriplettercettetrastichpartsectionportion
   • ▪ each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture: "we were each required to recite a Bible verse from memory"
   • ▪ a versicle.
   • ▪ a line of poetry.
   • ▪ a passage in an anthem for a soloist or a small group of voices.

   verb

   • 1. speak in or compose verse; versify: archaic "he began to verse extemporaneously in her ear"

   Word Origin Old Englishfers, 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. verselet noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does verse mean?

   • VERSE definition: 1. writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry: 2. one of the parts that…. Learn more.

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   What is a verse in a sentence?

   • a part of a song designed to be sung by a solo voice. Rare. a line of prose, especially a sentence, or part of a sentence, written as one line. Rare. a subdivision in any literary work. a verse play. , versed, vers·ing. versify ( def 3 ). , versed, vers·ing. to express in verse. Want to verse me in this new RPG?

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   Where does the word verse come from?

   • Verse comes from the Latin word versus, which means a line of writing and is based on the Proto-Indo-European root wer, meaning to turn or bend. "Verse."

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   Is verse a correct word?

   • Verse is currently being codified and is likely going to become part of Standard English in a decade or two. It's as correct as any other word. It's only incorrect in the eyes of people who have some kind of vested interest in defending an arbitrary definition of 'correct English'. You wrote Standard English word 'Verses' which is incorrect.

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   noun. (not in technical use) a stanza. a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem. a particular type of metrical line: a hexameter verse. a poem, or piece of poetry. metrical composition; poetry, especially as involving metrical form.

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   noun. one of short subdivisions of a chapter in the Bible. see more. verb. compose verses or put into verse. synonyms: poetise, poetize, versify. see more. verb. familiarize through thorough study or experience. “She versed herself in Roman archeology” see more. Pronunciation. US.

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   Verse is writing that is arranged in lines, often with a regular rhythm or pattern of rhyme. It can also refer to a group of lines in a poem or song, or a division of a chapter in the Bible.

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    Verse is a line or division of a poem, a type of metrical composition, or a section of the Bible. Learn the different meanings, types, and uses of verse with examples and synonyms.