- first verse
- first stanza, first paragraph
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verse, stanza — Verse is a term of several meanings, only one of which is fully accurate: one line of a poem. The word verse comes from a Latin term meaning a turning and is correctly applied to the way in which one line of a poem turns into a new line. Verse is … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
verse — [ vɜrs ] noun ** 1. ) count a group of words or sentences that form one section of a poem or song: The first three verses are about her childhood. Philip sang the first verse and then everyone joined in. a ) a small group of sentences in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Verse Anthem — An anthem featuring vocal solos, usually in some pattern of alternation with the full choir. The concept coincides with the first major collections of English anthems. The first verse of the anonymous Now Let the Congregation in the Wanley… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
verse — 01. Each student had to memorize ten [verses] from the poem as homework. 02. The mullah quoted a [verse] from the Koran. 03. I only know the first couple of [verses] from the song. 04. The national anthem of Greece is 158 verses long. 05. What do … Grammatical examples in English
verse */*/ — UK [vɜː(r)s] / US [vɜrs] noun Word forms verse : singular verse plural verses 1) a) [countable] a group of words or sentences that form one section of a poem or song The first three verses are about her childhood. Philip sang the first verse and… … English dictionary
verse — I. /vɜs / (say vers) noun 1. (in non technical use) a stanza or other subdivision of a metrical composition: the first verse of a hymn. 2. a succession of metrical feet written or printed or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem …
Verse — Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verse — [və:s US və:rs] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old French; Origin: vers, from Latin versus turning, verse , from vertere to turn ] 1.) a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Koran ▪ Let s sing the last verse… … Dictionary of contemporary English
verse — (n.) c.1050, line or section of a psalm or canticle, later line of poetry (late 14c.), from Anglo French and O.Fr. vers, from L. versus verse, line of writing, from PIE root *wer to turn, bend (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). The metaphor is of plowing … Etymology dictionary
First and Second Samuel — First and Second Books of Kings † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL. For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… … Catholic encyclopedia
