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verse

verse
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vurs]
    • /vɜrs/
    • /vɜːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vurs]
    • /vɜrs/

Definitions of verse word

  • noun verse (not in technical use) a stanza. 1
  • noun verse a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem. 1
  • noun verse a particular type of metrical line: a hexameter verse. 1
  • noun verse a poem, or piece of poetry. 1
  • noun verse metrical composition; poetry, especially as involving metrical form. 1
  • noun verse metrical writing distinguished from poetry because of its inferior quality: a writer of verse, not poetry. 1

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Origin of verse

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English vers(e), fers line of poetry, section of a psalm, Old English fers < Latin versus a row, line (of poetry), literally, a turning, equivalent to vert(ere) to turn (past participle versus) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; akin to -ward, worth2

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Parts of speech for Verse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

verse popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

verse usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for verse

noun verse

  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • balladry — ballad poetry or songs
  • blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
  • boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
  • cantata — A cantata is a fairly short musical work for singers and instruments.

verb verse

  • disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
  • disciplining — Present participle of discipline.

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