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verset

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[vur-sit] / ˈvɜr sɪt /

noun

  1. Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.

  2. Music. a brief piece for pipe organ, formerly used as part of the music for the Catholic Mass.

  3. Archaic. versicle.


Etymology

Origin of verset

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French. See verse, -et

Example Sentences

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The first verset, semantically airtight, is all Alter.

From New York Times Dec. 20, 2018

The verset ends with, "He warneth you, so haply ye may be mindful."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Moreover, sundry miracles took place here, and a verset of the Koran descended from heaven.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

O astronomer, there are five things that none knoweth save Allah Almighty;" and she repeated the verset; "'Aye!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

The verset ends, "Verily all sins doth Allah forgive: aye, Gracious, and Merciful is He."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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