"versification" meaning in English

See versification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: versifications [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English verse English -ification English versification From verse + -ification. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|verse|-ification|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English verse English -ification English versification From 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 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 [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), віршува́ння (viršuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-versification-en-noun-RjVrbUnn Categories (other): Poetry, Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing Disambiguation of 'The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse': 96 4
  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
    Sense id: en-versification-en-noun-oGjpzs9I Categories (other): Bible, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 83 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verse, versificator, versificatrix, versifier, versify, lineation

Inflected forms

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