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verset

Pronunciation: /vɛʁ.sɛ/

“verset” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. verse (of religious text)

In French

  1. Petite division d’un écrit religieux, formant le plus souvent un sens complet.
  2. Paroles tirées ordinairement de l’Écriture, qu’on dit, qu’on chante dans l’office de l’Église.
  3. Division analogue dans un autre ouvrage.
  4. Signe d’imprimerie qui sert à marquer les versets et qui a la forme d’un V barré: ℣.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French verset. By surface analysis, vers + -et.

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