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versicle

ver·si·cle [ vúrssik'l ] (plural ver·si·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. short sentence in liturgy: a short sentence spoken or chanted by the minister during a liturgical service and responded to by the congregation or choir

2. verse: a short verse ( literary or archaic )

[14th century. < Latin versiculus "short verse" < versus "line" (see verse1)]

ver·sic·u·lar [ vər síkyələr ] adjective
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