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verset

/ˈvɜːsɪt/US/ˈvɚsɪt/

verset noun: a very short organ interlude or prelude.

Noun

verset (plural versets)

  1. A very short organ interlude or prelude.
  2. (obsolete) A verse.
    • Remon[strant]. Were the impoſition amiſſe, what is that to the people? Anſw[er]. Not a little, becauſe they beare an equall part with the Prieſt in many places, and have their cues and verſets as well as he.1641, [John Milton], Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus, London: […] [Richard Oulton and Gregory Dexter] for Thomas Vnderhill, […], →OCLC, page 26

verset meaning in Tamil

verset in Tamil

பாத்துணுக்கு, சிறுசெய்யுள்

Forms of verset

pluralversets

Origin of verset

From Middle English verset, from Old French verset; equivalent to verse + -et.

Questions about verset

What does verset mean?
Verset means a very short organ interlude or prelude.
What is verset in Tamil?
Verset in Tamil is பாத்துணுக்கு, சிறுசெய்யுள். See Verset meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is verset?
Verset is a noun.
How do you pronounce verset?
Verset is pronounced /ˈvɜːsɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of verset?
The plural of verset is versets.

Words near verset in the dictionary

  1. verser
  2. versers
  3. verses
  4. versesmith
  5. versesmiths
  6. verset
  7. versetamide
  8. versets
  9. versette
  10. versettes
  11. versewright

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Adapted from Wiktionary: verset (page history and authors); verset (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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