Meaning of “verse” in the English Dictionary

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versenoun

uk ​ /vɜːs/ us ​ /vɝːs/

› [ U ] writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry:

comic/light/satirical verse
Shakespeare wrote mostly in verse.

B2 [ C ] one of the parts that a poem or song is divided into:

Each verse was sung as a solo and then everyone joined in on the chorus.

› [ C ] one of the series of short parts that the writing of a holy book is divided into:

She recited a verse from the Bible/the Koran.

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(Definition of “verse” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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versenoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /vɜrs/

› literature writing that is arranged in a rhythmic pattern; poems:

[ U ] She has a talent for writing humorous verse.

› literature A verse is also one of the parts into which a poem or song is divided:

[ C ] We’ll sing only the first and last verses.

› literature A verse is also one of the short parts into which the Bible is divided.

(Definition of “verse” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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