Definition of Verse
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(n.) A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
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(n.) Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
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(n.) A short division of any composition.
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(n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
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(n.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
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(n.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
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(n.) A piece of poetry.
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(v. t.) To tell in verse, or poetry.
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(v. i.) To make verses; to versify.
Antonyms of Verse
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Homophones of Verse
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