vers libre

vers li·bre

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vair lee-bruh; French ver lee-bruh]
- /ˌvɛər ˈli brə; French vɛr ˈli brə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vair lee-bruh; French ver lee-bruh]
- /ˌvɛər ˈli brə; French vɛr ˈli brə/

Definitions of vers libre words

noun vers libre free verse. 1
noun vers libre free verse 0

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Origin of vers libre

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

Borrowed into English from French around 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Vers libre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vers libre

vers libre popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for vers libre

noun vers libre

free verse — verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.

Just one Synonym for vers libre