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verse
Pronunciation: ⁄vəːs⁄
noun
[mass noun]
·              writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme:
a lament in verse[as modifier]:verse drama
·    [count noun] a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza:
the second verse
·    [count noun] each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture:
we were each required to recite a Bible verse from memoryon the walls were framed verses from the Koran
·    [count noun] a versicle.
·    [count noun] archaic a line of poetry.
·    [count noun] a passage in an anthem for a soloist or a small group of voices.
verb
[no object] archaic
·              speak in or compose verse; versify:
he began to verse extemporaneously in her ear
[with object]:
thou sat all day, playing on pipes and versing love

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