"free verse" meaning in English

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        "A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme."
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        "(uncountable) A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "自由詩"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "zìyóushī",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "自由诗"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "vapaa mitta"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "vers libre"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "liberaverso"
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          "roman": "jiyūshi",
          "sense": "poetic form",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jayusi",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "자유시"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "ruri māhorahora"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "wiersz wolny"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "verlíbr",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "верли́бр"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bélyj stix",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "бе́лый стих"
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        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "malayang tula"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "malayang taludturan"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "serbest nazım"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "poetic form",
          "word": "serbest şiir"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "自由詩"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "poetic form",
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      "sense": "poetic form",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "vers libre"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "liberaverso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jiyūshi",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "自由詩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jayusi",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "자유시"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "ruri māhorahora"
    },
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      "sense": "poetic form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "wiersz wolny"
    },
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      "sense": "poetic form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "верли́бр"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bélyj stix",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бе́лый стих"
    },
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "malayang tula"
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "malayang taludturan"
    },
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      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "serbest nazım"
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      "sense": "poetic form",
      "word": "serbest şiir"
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