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Word: Verse
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English fers, from Latin versus ‘a turn of the plough, a furrow, a line of writing’, from vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French vers, from Latin versus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme
Short Definition:writing arranged with metrical rhythm
Examples:- a lament in verse
- verse drama
Word: Verse
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
speak in or compose verse; versify
Short Definition:speak in or compose verse
Examples:- he began to verse extemporaneously in her ear
- thou sat all day, playing on pipes and versing love
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