"versicle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: versicles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|versicle}} Middle English versicle, {{der|en|fro|versicule}} Old French versicule, {{der|en|la|versiculus}} Latin versiculus Head templates: {{en-noun}} versicle (plural versicles)
  1. In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-versicle-en-noun-xpTbjByN Disambiguation of Poetry: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14
  2. In liturgy, the verse said by the officiant.
    Sense id: en-versicle-en-noun-TqDfId2J

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈvɛrsikəl/, /ˈvɛrsiklə/ Forms: versicles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus; equivalent to vers + -icle. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|versicule}} Old French versicule, {{der|enm|la|versiculus}} Latin versiculus, {{af|enm|vers|-icle}} vers + -icle Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} versicle, {{enm-noun|versicles}} versicle (plural versicles)
  1. (rare) A short Biblical verse used as part of the liturgy. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity Synonyms: versikle, versikyll, versykil

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