verse
/ˈvɜːs/VURS
/ˈvɝs/VURS
Meaninga turning (of the plough)
Common meaning: a line of poetry
Other meanings: poetry
- verseto turnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1977 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinversus‘a turning, a line’source
- Englishverse‘a line of poetry’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vertō ‘to turn’.
Roots
- vertō, vertī, versum Latin “to turn”
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