versicle

noun

Meaning

In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.
In liturgy, the verse said by the officiant.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

verse(English)mono-verse(English)sevenling(English)roundelay(English)heptastich(English)villanelle(English)tetracolon(English)troparion(English)canticle(English)kyrie(English)vespers(English)psalms(English)

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Sources

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