"versification" meaning in English

See versification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: versifications [plural]
Etymology: From 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), віршува́ння (viršuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-versification-en-noun-RjVrbUnn 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, 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 with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 22 78 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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