"verse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈvɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-verse.ogg Forms: verses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{inh|en|enm|vers}} Middle English vers, {{inh|en|ang|fers}} Old English fers, {{der|en|fro|vers}} Old French vers, {{uder|en|la|versus||a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow}} Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} verse (countable and uncountable, plural verses)
  1. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Synonyms: poetry Translations (poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme): نَظْم (naẓm) [masculine] (Arabic), չափածո (čʻapʻaco) (Armenian), верш (vjerš) [masculine] (Belarusian), পদ্য (poddo) (Bengali), стих (stih) [masculine] (Bulgarian), верш (verš) [masculine] (Carpathian Rusyn), стих (styx) [masculine] (Carpathian Rusyn), vers [masculine] (Catalan), ھەڵبەست (hellbest) (Central Kurdish), (Chinese Mandarin), (shī) (Chinese Mandarin), verš [masculine] (Czech), vers [neuter] (Danish), vers [neuter] (Dutch), verso (Esperanto), säe (Finnish), säkeistö (Finnish), vers [masculine] (French), verso [masculine] (Galician), ლექსი (leksi) (Georgian), Vers [masculine] (German), στίχος (stíchos) [masculine] (Greek), שִׁירָה (širá) [feminine] (Hebrew), छंद (chand) [masculine] (Hindi), vers (Hungarian), verso (Ido), véarsaíocht [feminine] (Irish), verso [masculine] (Italian), стих (stih) [masculine] (Macedonian), vers [neuter] (Norwegian), مصرع (mesra') (Persian), wiersz [masculine] (Polish), verso [masculine] (Portuguese), virs [masculine, plural] (Romagnol), vers (Romanian), стих (stix) [masculine] (Russian), стих [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), верс [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stih [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vers [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), verš [masculine] (Slovak), verz [masculine] (Slovene), stih [masculine] (Slovene), versículo [masculine] (Spanish), verso [masculine] (Spanish), vers [common-gender] (Swedish), పద్యము (padyamu) (Telugu), ayet (Turkish), вірш (virš) [masculine] (Ukrainian), setül (Volapük), adnod [feminine] (Welsh), хоһоон (qohoon) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-verse-en-noun-bxSa2szN Disambiguation of Poetry: 24 4 5 21 7 0 28 1 10 Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Chuukese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yakut translations Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes: 38 1 26 19 10 2 4 1 Disambiguation of English back-formations: 30 2 26 12 11 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 1 27 19 10 2 4 1 5 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 1 25 22 13 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 1 18 14 10 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 2 18 30 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 26 2 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 3 19 25 11 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 2 19 26 11 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 2 17 30 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 30 1 22 31 8 1 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chuukese translations: 27 2 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 2 16 28 11 3 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 2 20 26 10 3 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 2 19 19 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 1 21 20 13 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 3 21 22 12 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 2 25 19 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 2 18 27 12 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 2 21 24 9 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 31 1 23 23 12 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 2 17 28 9 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 1 21 23 12 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 1 21 23 12 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 2 20 25 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 28 1 23 21 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 27 3 17 27 10 4 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 30 1 22 29 12 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 2 18 25 10 5 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 1 21 23 12 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 28 3 19 26 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 2 17 27 9 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 23 21 12 7 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 26 1 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 29 1 21 23 12 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 27 1 21 21 11 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of 'poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme': 82 6 6 3 3
  2. Poetic form in general. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (poetic form in general): չափածո (čʻapʻaco) (Armenian), поезия (poezija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), verš [masculine] (Czech), verše (Czech), poezie [feminine] (Czech), runous (Finnish), verso [masculine] (Galician), ლექსი (leksi) (Georgian), στίχος (stíchos) [masculine] (Greek), שירה (shirá) [feminine] (Hebrew), कविता (kavitā) [feminine] (Hindi), véarsaíocht [feminine] (Irish), vers (Middle English), نظم (nazm) (Persian), verso [masculine] (Portuguese), стих (stix) [masculine] (Russian), стих [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), верс [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stih [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vers [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), verso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-verse-en-noun-MP6xhwOa Disambiguation of 'poetic form in general': 5 87 8 0 0
  3. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: stanza Translations (one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed): بَيْت (bayt) [masculine] (Arabic), տուն (tun) (Armenian), строфа (strofa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 詩句 (Chinese Mandarin), 诗句 (shījù) (Chinese Mandarin), strofe [common-gender] (Danish), vers [neuter] (Danish), couplet [neuter] (Dutch), säkeistö (Finnish), couplet [masculine] (French), სტროფი (sṭropi) (Georgian), კუპლეტი (ḳuṗleṭi) (Georgian), Strophe [feminine] (German), Vers [masculine] (German), στροφή (strofí) [feminine] (Greek), בַּיִת (báyit) [masculine] (Hebrew), छंद (chand) [masculine] (Hindi), गाथा (gāthā) [feminine] (Hindi), verze (Hungarian), versszak (Hungarian), véarsa [masculine] (Irish), strofa [feminine] (Italian), バース (bāsu) (Japanese), сап (sap) (Kyrgyz), strofe [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vers [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), strofe [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), vers [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), بند (band) (Persian), verso [masculine] (Portuguese), strofă [feminine] (Romanian), купле́т (kuplét) [masculine] (Russian), строфа́ (strofá) [feminine] (Russian), गाथा (gāthā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), earrann [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), стих [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stih [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), strofa [feminine] (Slovak), kitica [feminine] (Slovene), estrofa [feminine] (Spanish), verso [masculine] (Spanish), strof [common-gender] (Swedish), vers [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-verse-en-noun-C6-CwZfS Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Chuukese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yakut translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 30 2 26 12 11 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 1 27 19 10 2 4 1 5 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 1 25 22 13 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 2 18 30 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 26 2 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 3 19 25 11 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 2 19 26 11 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 2 17 30 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 30 1 22 31 8 1 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chuukese translations: 27 2 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 2 16 28 11 3 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 2 25 19 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 2 18 27 12 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 2 17 28 9 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 2 20 25 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 28 1 23 21 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 27 3 17 27 10 4 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 30 1 22 29 12 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 2 18 25 10 5 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 28 3 19 26 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 2 17 27 9 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 23 21 12 7 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 26 1 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of 'one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed': 6 10 80 2 2
  4. A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Translations (a small section of the Bible): آيَة (ʔāya) (note: used by Muslims) (Arabic), عَدَد (ʕadad) (note: used by Christians) [masculine] (Arabic), верш (vjerš) [masculine] (Belarusian), стих (stih) [masculine] (Bulgarian), verset [masculine] (Catalan), wokisin (Chuukese), verš [masculine] (Czech), vers [neuter] (Dutch), versiklo (Esperanto), jae (Finnish), verset [masculine] (French), versículo [masculine] (Galician), Vers [masculine] (German), εδάφιο (edáfio) [neuter] (Greek), פָּסוּק (pasúk) [masculine] (Hebrew), vers (Hungarian), véarsa [masculine] (Irish), versetto [masculine] (Italian), (setsu) (alt: せつ) (Japanese), vers (Middle English), آیه (âye) (Persian), werset [masculine] (Polish), versículo [masculine] (Portuguese), verset [neuter] (Romanian), стих (stix) [masculine] (Russian), versículo [masculine] (Spanish), verso [masculine] (Spanish), оя (oya) (Tajik), оят (oyat) (Tajik), вірш (virš) [masculine] (Ukrainian), adnod [feminine] (Welsh), פּסוק (posek) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-verse-en-noun-4euixV7K Disambiguation of Poetry: 24 4 5 21 7 0 28 1 10 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Chuukese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yakut translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 30 2 26 12 11 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 1 27 19 10 2 4 1 5 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 1 25 22 13 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 2 18 30 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 26 2 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 3 19 25 11 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 2 19 26 11 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 2 17 30 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 30 1 22 31 8 1 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chuukese translations: 27 2 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 2 16 28 11 3 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 2 25 19 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 23 2 13 39 8 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 2 18 27 12 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 2 17 28 9 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 2 20 25 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 28 1 23 21 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 27 3 17 27 10 4 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 30 1 22 29 12 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 2 18 25 10 5 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 2 17 33 9 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 28 3 19 26 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 2 17 27 9 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 2 17 28 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 2 18 27 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 23 21 12 7 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 26 1 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 27 2 17 29 10 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 27 2 17 29 10 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 24 2 15 35 9 3 8 4 Disambiguation of 'a small section of the Bible': 8 0 3 87 2
  5. (music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-verse-en-noun-CLCx-hN2 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Chuukese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 30 2 26 12 11 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 1 27 19 10 2 4 1 5 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 1 25 22 13 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 3 19 25 11 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 2 19 26 11 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Chuukese translations: 27 2 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 2 16 28 11 3 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 2 25 19 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 2 18 27 12 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 2 20 25 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 28 1 23 21 11 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 30 1 22 29 12 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 28 1 18 28 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 28 3 19 26 10 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 23 21 12 7 5 4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: versification, versify

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈvɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-verse.ogg Forms: verses [present, singular, third-person], versing [participle, present], versed [participle, past], versed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{inh|en|enm|vers}} Middle English vers, {{inh|en|ang|fers}} Old English fers, {{der|en|fro|vers}} Old French vers, {{uder|en|la|versus||a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow}} Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
  1. (obsolete) To compose verses. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-verse-en-verb-XwuaaURc
  2. (transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-verse-en-verb-cYSpV0QQ Disambiguation of Poetry: 24 4 5 21 7 0 28 1 10 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 26 2 16 31 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 2 17 29 9 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 26 1 16 31 9 3 10 3
  3. (transitive, figurative) to educate about, to teach about. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-verse-en-verb-BlKTZgEB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈvɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-verse.ogg Forms: verses [present, singular, third-person], versing [participle, present], versed [participle, past], versed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: Back-formation from versus, misconstrued as a third-person singular verb verses. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|versus}} Back-formation from versus Head templates: {{en-verb}} verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
  1. (colloquial, sometimes proscribed) To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game. Tags: colloquial, proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-verse-en-verb-01wxLHsP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Alcaic verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "blank verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chapter and verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clobber verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "free verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heroic verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Leonine verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "neck verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Pythian verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serpentine verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "society verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sword verse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "verse-chorus"
    }
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)s"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "naẓm",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نَظْم"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻapʻaco",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "չափածո"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vjerš",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верш"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "poddo",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "পদ্য"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stih",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "rue",
      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "verš",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верш"
    },
    {
      "code": "rue",
      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "styx",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "詩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shī",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "诗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verš"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "säe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "säkeistö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "leksi",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "ლექსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stíchos",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "στίχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "širá",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שִׁירָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "chand",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "छंद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véarsaíocht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "hellbest",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "ھەڵبەست"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "stih",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mesra'",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "مصرع"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wiersz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "virs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stix",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stih"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verš"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stih"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "versículo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "padyamu",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "పద్యము"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "ayet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "virš",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вірш"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "setül"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adnod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "qohoon",
      "sense": "poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme",
      "word": "хоһоон"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻapʻaco",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "չափածո"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poezija",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поезия"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verš"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "verše"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poezie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "runous"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "leksi",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "ლექსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stíchos",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "στίχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shirá",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שירה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kavitā",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कविता"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véarsaíocht"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nazm",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "word": "نظم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stix",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стих"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stih"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "poetic form in general",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bayt",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَيْت"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tun",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "տուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strofa",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "строфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "詩句"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shījù",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "诗句"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strofe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "couplet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "säkeistö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "couplet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sṭropi",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "სტროფი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳuṗleṭi",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "კუპლეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Strophe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "strofí",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στροφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "báyit",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בַּיִת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "chand",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "छंद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "gāthā",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "गाथा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "verze"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "versszak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "véarsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strofa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bāsu",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "バース"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "sap",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "сап"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strofe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strofe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vers"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "band",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "word": "بند"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strofă"
    },
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          "text": "When teams play now they \"verse\" each other. \"Who did you verse?\" (Forget \"whom\". It's long dead.) \"We're versing you next.\" Pity the Latin scholar who might feel the loss of \"versus\" more keenly than many.",
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