versification

[vur-suh-fi-key-shuh n]

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noun

the art or practice of composing verses.

Origin of versification

1595–1605; < Latin versificātiōn- (stem of versificātiō), equivalent to versificāt(us) (past participle of versificāre to versify; see -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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Related Words for versification

verse, paean, song, rhyme, poesy, stanza, rime, rune, versification, doggerel, balladry, rhyming

Examples from the Web for versification

Historical Examples of versification

Then you have followed our theory of versification rigorously.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The versification is too modern; the language often too ancient.
Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782)
Edmond Malone
To his versification, justice requires that praise should not be denied.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes
Samuel Johnson
The old Danish poets were, for the most part, extremely rude in their versification.
Romantic Ballads
George Borrow
Not that to Schiller 'form' meant mere style and versification.
Poetry for Poetry's Sake
A. C. Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for versification

versification

noun

the technique or art of versifying
the form or metrical composition of a poem
a metrical version of a prose text

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Word Origin and History for versification

c.1600, from Latin versificationem (nominative versificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of versificare (see versify).