versification
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ver·si·fy
(vûr′sə-fī′)v. ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing, ver·si·fies
v.tr.
1. To change from prose into metrical form.
2. To treat or tell in verse: versify stories from the Bible.
v.intr.
To write verses.
[Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre : versus, verse; see verse1 + -ficāre, -fy.]
ver′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
ver′si·fi′er n.
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versification
(ˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)n
1. (Poetry) the technique or art of versifying
2. (Poetry) the form or metrical composition of a poem
3. (Poetry) a metrical version of a prose text
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ver•si•fi•ca•tion
(ˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of versifying.
2. verse form; metrical structure.
3. a metrical version of something.
4. the art of composing verses.
[1595–1605; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | versification - a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) adaptation, version - a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" |
2. | versification - the form or metrical composition of a poem form - an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form" | |
3. | versification - the art or practice of writing verse authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
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