"versification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: versifications [plural]
Etymology: verse + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|verse|ification}} verse + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} versification (countable and uncountable, plural versifications)
  1. (poetry) The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Translations (The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse): ლექსთწყობა (lekstc̣q̇oba) (Georgian), ლექსთა წყობა (leksta c̣q̇oba) (Georgian), rannaíocht [feminine] (Irish), rannaireacht [feminine] (Irish), véarsaíocht [feminine] (Irish), versificazione (Italian), wersyfikacja [feminine] (Polish), версифика́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), versifikácija [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-versification-en-noun-RjVrbUnn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 65 35 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing Disambiguation of 'The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse': 93 7
  2. (biblical) The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-versification-en-noun-oGjpzs9I Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verse, versificator, versificatrix, versifier, versify, lineation

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