Definition of Verse

poema poematis, versus

(v. t.)
To tell in verse, or poetry.
  

(v. i.)
To make verses; to versify.
  

(n.)
One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
  

(n.)
Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
  

(n.)
A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
  

(n.)
A short division of any composition.
  

(n.)
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
  

(n.)
A piece of poetry.
  

(n.)
A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
  

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verse
\verse\ (?), n. [oe. vers, as. fers, l. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to e. worth to become: cf. f. vers. see worth to become, and cf. advertise, averse, controversy, convert, divers, invert, obverse, prose, suzerain, vortex.]
1. a line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
note: verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter, tetrameter, etc., according to the number of feet in each. a verse of twelve syllables is called an alexandrine. two or more verses form a stanza or strophe.
2. metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry. such prompt eloquence flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse. virtue was taught in verse. verse embalms virtue.
3. a short division of any composition. specifically: (a) a stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
note: although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line. (b) (script.) one of the short divisions of the chapters in the old and new testaments.
note: the author of the division of the old testament into verses is not ascertained. the new testament was divided into verses by robert stephens [or estienne], a french printer. this arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at geneva, in 1551. (c) (mus.) a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
4. a piece of poetry. "this verse be thine."

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 homeric verse 
 quote chapter and verse 
 verse form 
 asynartete verse 
 neck verse 
 heroic verse 
 adonic verse 
 leonine verse 
 hypermetrical verse 
 blank verse 
 verse line 
 line of verse 

filíocht

Adnod = n. f. a sentence, a verse

Deifyr = n. a regimen; verse

Gwers = n. a verse, a lesson

Mydr = n. metre, verse

Pennill = n. verse, stanza

Traethodyn = n. a kind of verse

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Noun
1. literature in metrical form
(synonym) poetry, poesy
(hypernym) writing style, literary genre, genre
(hyponym) epos
(derivation) versify, poetize, poetise
(class) darkling
(class) dolor, dolour
2. a piece of poetry
(synonym) rhyme
(hypernym) poem, verse form
(hyponym) clerihew
(derivation) versify, poetize, poetise
3. a line of metrical text
(synonym) verse line
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) iambic
(part-holonym) poem, verse form
(derivation) versify, poetize, poetise

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Verb
1. compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
(synonym) versify, poetize, poetise
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(hyponym) metrify
(derivation) verse line
(classification) poetry, poesy
2. familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
(hypernym) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint

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