verset
[ vur-sit ]
/ ˈvɜr sɪt /
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noun
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
Music. a brief piece for pipe organ, formerly used as part of the music for the Catholic Mass.
Archaic. versicle.
Nearby words
- versant,
- versatile,
- verse,
- versed,
- versed sine,
- versicle,
- versicolor,
- versicolour,
- versicular,
- versiera
Origin of verset
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Examples from the Web for verset
En Arnaut often ends a canzone with a verset in different tone from the rest, as markedly in "Si fos Amors."
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