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Verse

/ˈvɜːs/

A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

📖 Definitions of "Verse"

noun
  1. 1

    A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

    "Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse."

  2. 2

    Poetic form in general.

    "The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time."

  3. 3

    One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

    "Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second."

  4. 4

    A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.

verb
  1. 1

    To compose verses.

  2. 2

    To tell in verse, or poetry.

  3. 3

    To educate about, to teach about.

    "He versed us in the finer points of category theory."

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