versicle

Meaning

  1. In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.
  2. In liturgy, the verse said by the officiant.

Synonyms

Translations

μικρός στίχος

kurzer Vers

στιχάρι

شِعر قصير

versicle

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus.

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