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versicle

[vur-si-kuhl]

noun

a little verse.

Ecclesiastical. a short verse, usually from the Psalms, said or sung by the officiant, after which the congregation recites a response. Compare response (def. 3a).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin versiculus. See verse, -i-, -cle¹

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versicle (ˈvɜːsɪk^əl)

—n
1.	a short verse
2.	a short sentence recited or sung by the minister at a liturgical ceremony and responded to by the choir or congregation

[C14: from Latin versiculus a little line, from versusverse]

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