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/ˈvɜːs/ · ver.s
noun
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme. Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.
- Poetic form in general. The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed. Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.
verb
- To compose verses. She spent hours versing the poem to perfection.
- To tell in verse, or poetry. He versed the story of his life in a beautiful poem.
- To educate about, to teach about. He versed us in the finer points of category theory.
Did you know? The word 'verse' has been used in various forms since ancient times, with the Greek poet Homer using it to describe his epic poems.