verse

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Synonyms: terse, verve, verge, averse, perse, vers, erse, herse, verso, vere, everse

Antonyms: terse, verve, verge, averse, perse, vers, erse, herse, verso, vere, everse

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Noun

1. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
   • Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.
2. Poetic form in general.
   • The restrictions of verse have steadily been relaxed over time.
3. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
   • Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.
4. A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
5. A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

Verb

1. To compose verses.
2. To tell in verse, or poetry.
3. to educate about, to teach about.
   • He versed us in the finer points of category theory.

Verb

1. To oppose, to compete against.

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