verset

English

Etymology

From Middle English verset, from Old French verset; equivalent to verse +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

verset (plural versets)

  1. (music) A very short organ interlude or prelude.
  2. (obsolete) A verse.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for verset in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French verset; equivalent to vers +‎ -et.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ.sɛ/
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Noun

verset m (plural versets)

  1. Diminutive of vers
  2. verse (of religious text)

Further reading

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

vers +‎ -et

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃɛt]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧set

Noun

verset

  1. accusative singular of vers

Latin

Verb

verset

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of versō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French verset; equivalent to vers +‎ -et.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛrsɛt/

Noun

verset (plural versetis)

  1. (rare) A short Biblical verse used as part of the liturgy.

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

verset n

  1. definite singular of vers

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

verset n

  1. definite singular of vers

Piedmontese

Noun

verset m (plural verset)

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