单词 | verse |
释义 | verse n. & v. --n   1. a metrical composition in general (wrote pages of verse). b a particular type of this (English verse).   2. a a metrical line in accordance with the rules of prosody. b a group of a definite number of such lines. c a stanza of a poem or song with or without refrain.   3. each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture.   4. a a versicle. b a passage (of an anthem etc.) for solo voice. --vtr.   1. express in verse.   2. (usu. refl.; foll. by in) instruct; make knowledgeable. Derivatives verselet n. Etymology: OE fers f. L versus a turn of the plough, a furrow, a line of writing f. vertere vers- turn: in ME reinforced by OF vers f. L versus |
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