Definitions for versificationˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ver•si•fi•ca•tionˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən(n.)

  1. the act of versifying.

    Category: Prosody

  2. verse form; metrical structure.

    Category: Prosody

  3. a metrical version of something.

    Category: Prosody

  4. the art of composing verses.

    Category: Prosody

Origin of versification:

1595–1605; < L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. versification(noun)

    a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

  2. versification(noun)

    the form or metrical composition of a poem

  3. versification(noun)

    the art or practice of writing verse

Wiktionary

  1. versification(Noun)

    The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Versification(noun)

    the act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition


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