Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - verse
Verse
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. --v.tr. 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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I. noun see: worth Date: before 12th century a line of metrical writing, 2. a. metrical language, metrical writing distinguished from poetry especially by its lower level of intensity, poetry 2, poem, a body of metrical writing (as of a period or country), stanza, one of the short divisions into which a chapter of the Bible is traditionally divided, II. verb (~d; versing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make ~ ; versify, transitive verb to tell or celebrate in ~, to turn into ~, III. transitive verb (~d; versing) Etymology: back-formation from ~d, from Latin versatus, past participle of versari to be active, be occupied (in), passive of versare to turn Date: 1599 to familiarize by close association, study, or experience ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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