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versicle

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

ver=si=cle

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun versicle has 1 sense

versicle(n = noun.communication) - a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation;

is a kind of

poem

verse form

has particulars: sursum corda

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CIDE DICTIONARY

versicle, n. [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See Verse.].

A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people. [1913 Webster]

"The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested into versicles." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

versicle, n. each of the short sentences in a liturgy said or sung by a priest etc. and alternating with responses.

Derivative

versicular adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF versicule or L versiculus dimin. of versus: see VERSE