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versifying

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A composition in verse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1812-1821, Edward Bulwer Lytton, a letter He persuaded my mother to publish a little volume of these versifyings.

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of versify

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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