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versicle

N บทกวี หรือ กาพย์กลอน ที่ เป็น ประโยค สั้นๆ ประโยค สั้นๆ

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VERSICLE

n.[L. versiculus.] A little verse. [Not used. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VERSICLE

Ver "si *cle, n. Etym: [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See Verse. ]

Defn: A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people. The psalms were in number fifteen, ... being digested into versicles. Strype.

New American Oxford Dictionary

versicle

ver si cle |ˈvərsikəl ˈvərsəkəl | ▶noun (usu. versicles ) a short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse ).

Oxford Dictionary

versicle

versicle |ˈvəːsɪk (ə )l | ▶noun (usu. versicles ) a short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse ).