verse — a single line of poetry or a stanza in a poem or song
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a single line of poetry or a stanza in a poem or song
Pronunciation (IPA): /vɜːrs/
Korean meaning: 시의 한 줄, 연, 절
Korean pronunciation: **버**스
Example Sentences
- My grandmother can recite every verse of that old folk song, even though she learned it 50 years ago.
- The rapper forgot the second verse during the live performance and just hummed along awkwardly.
- She decided to verse about her cat's daily adventures, creating the world's first feline epic poem.
verse
NOUN//vɜːrs//
a single line of poetry or a stanza in a poem or song
A woman reads each verse from her poetry book to friends
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The nurse speaks each verse as she rehearse.
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Origin
From Latin 'versus' meaning 'a line of writing' or 'a turning,' derived from 'vertere' meaning 'to turn.' The word originally referred to the turning of the plow in writing poetry line by line.
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“My grandmother can recite every verse of that old folk song, even though she learned it 50 years ago.”
“The rapper forgot the second verse during the live performance and just hummed along awkwardly.”
“She decided to verse about her cat's daily adventures, creating the world's first feline epic poem.”
“The wedding ceremony included a beautiful verse from Corinthians about love.”
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