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Definition: Meaning of, verse in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / vəːs /

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verse verses
  1. [countable] a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Koran
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  2. [uncountable] words arranged in the form of poetry
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  • Alcaic verse (noun)
    1. verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
  • blank verse (noun)
    1. poetry that has a fixed RHYTHM but does not RHYME
  • doggerel verse (noun)
    1. a comic verse of irregular measure
  • free verse (noun)
    1. poetry that does not have a fixed structure and does not RHYME [↪  blank verse]
  • heroic verse (noun)
    1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  • line of verse (noun)
    1. a single line of words in a poem
  • nonsense verse (noun)
    1. usually verse nonsensical writing
  • verse form (noun)
    1. a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  • verse line (noun)
    1. a line of metrical text
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