English Explanatory Dictionary

versicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse, particularly in a hymn.
  2. The verse spoken by the officiant.

Word forms

versicle versicles

Etymology

From Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus.

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