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Meaning of Verse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈvɝs

Definitions

A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
countable, uncountable
Poetic form in general.
countable, uncountable
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
countable, uncountable
A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
countable, uncountable
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية آية الشعر بيت عدد مقطع نظم

Беларуская верш

Български поезия

Bosanski stih strofa strofe vers стих

Català vers

Čeština poezie sloka verš verše

Cymraeg adnod pennill

Dansk strofe vers

Deutsch Strophe Vers

Ελληνικά εδάφιο ποίηση ποίησις στίχος στροφή

Esperanto verso

Español estrofa versículo verso

فارسی آیه بند

Suomi jae runous säe säkeistö värssy

Français couplet vers verse verse verse verset

Gaeilge véarsa véarsaíocht

Gàidhlig earrann

Galego verso

ગુજરાતી કલમ

עברית בית חרוז פסוק שירה

हिन्दी कविता गाथा छंद शेर श्लोक

Hrvatski stih strofa strofe vers стих

Magyar vers versszak

Հայերեն չափածո տուն

Italiano strofa versetto verso

日本語 Aメロバース節韻文

ქართული კუპლეტი ლექსი სტროფი

한국어 시구

Kurdî ayet

Кыргызча сап

Македонски стих

Nederlands couplet vers

Polski mowa wiązana pienie werset wiersz

Português verse versículo verso

Română stih strofa vers verset

Русский куплет стих строфа

Српски stih strofa strofe vers стих

Svenska strof vers

தமிழ் பா

తెలుగు పద్యము

Тоҷикӣ оя

Türkçe ayet

Українська вірш віршовий поезія поема

Examples

“Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.”

“The restrictions of verse have steadily been relaxed over time.”

“Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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