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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries詩行
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikō
"彼は詩の美しい一節を朗読した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme; poetry.
"She wrote a beautiful verse dedicated to the autumn season." - 2
A numbered subdivision of a chapter in the Bible or other religious texts.
"The pastor read a comforting verse from the Book of Psalms."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'fers' and Latin 'versus', meaning a turn of the plough, a row, or a line of writing. The root traces back to the Proto-Indo-European verb *wer-, meaning to turn or bend, eventually evolving to describe lines of poetry and scriptural divisions.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Verse"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Verse" is said worldwide
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vers
Transliteration: vɛʁ
"Il a écrit un magnifique vers."
Vers
Transliteration: fɛʁs
"Der Dichter rezitierte einen Vers."
verso
Transliteration: ˈvɛr.so
"Ogni verso della poesia è pieno di emozione."
verso
Transliteration: ˈbeɾ.so
"El poema consta de cuatro versos."
verso
Transliteration: ˈvɛʁ.su
"Ele recitou um verso romântico."
छंद
Transliteration: chhand
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने कविता का एक सुंदर छंद सुनाया।"
诗句
Transliteration: shījù
Script: 中文汉字
"这首诗的每一句都充满了深情。"
운문
Transliteration: unmun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 아름다운 운문을 지었습니다."
詩行
Transliteration: shikō
Script: 日本語
"彼は詩の美しい一節を朗読した。"
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