versification

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′sə fi kā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ver•si•fi•ca•tion  (vûr′sə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Poetrythe act of versifying.
  2. Poetryverse form;
    metrical structure.
  3. Poetrya metrical version of something.
  4. Poetrythe art or practice of composing verses.
  • Latin versificātiōn- (stem of versificātiō), equivalent. to versificāt(us) (past participle of versificāre to versify; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
versification / ˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. the technique or art of versifying
  2. the form or metrical composition of a poem
  3. a metrical version of a prose text
'versification' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Edda - prosody - scan

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