n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə r-s ə t, - ˌ set; ˌ v ə r- ' set
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of vers verse
Date: 13th century
: a short verse especially from a sacred book (as the Koran)
n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə r-s ə t, - ˌ set; ˌ v ə r- ' set
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of vers verse
Date: 13th century
: a short verse especially from a sacred book (as the Koran)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012