versification

English

Etymology

verse +‎ -ification

Noun

versification (countable and uncountable, plural versifications)

(poetry) The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.
(biblical) The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses

Related terms

Related terms

Translations

The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse

French: ^{(please verify)} versification (fr)
Georgian: ლექსთწყობა (lekstc̣q̇oba), ლექსთა წყობა (leksta c̣q̇oba)
Irish: rannaíocht f, rannaireacht f, véarsaíocht f
Italian: versificazione
Polish: wersyfikacja f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: версифика́ција f

Roman: versifikácija (sh)

See also

lineation

References

“versification”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

verifications

French

Etymology

From versifier.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

versification f (plural versifications)

versification

Further reading

“versification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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