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1. Literature in metrical form
   - poetry, poesy
    
2. A piece of poetry
   - rhyme
    
3. A line of metrical text
   - verse line

1. (poetry) compose verses or put into verse
   "He versed the ancient saga";
   - versify, poetize, poetise [Brit]
    
2. Familiarize through thorough study or experience
   "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

Derived forms: versing, verses, versed

Type of: acquaint, compose, familiarise [Brit], familiarize, genre, indite [archaic], line, literary genre, pen, poem, verse form, write, writing style

Part of: poem, verse form

Encyclopedia: Verse