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A Writer's Dictionary:

verse Definition


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verse
noun
    1. A division of a poem; a stanza.
      Thesaurus: stanza, canto.
    2. Poetry, as opposed to prose.
      Thesaurus: poetry, doggerel, poesy.
    3. A poem.
      Thesaurus: rhyme, lyric, ode, jingle.
    4. A division of a song.
    5. Any of the numbered subdivisions of the chapters of the Bible.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fers, from Latin versus line or row.



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