versification

noun

ver·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the making of verses

2

a

: metrical structure : prosody

b

: a particular metrical structure or style

3

: a version in verse of something originally in prose

Examples of versification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Slathering your emotions across the page while crossing your fingers about the versification was what bad readers expected and what bad poets did. — Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022

But this is bad advice, as showy and even showoffy rhymes are one of the special glories of English versification. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin versificātiōn-, versificātiō, from versificāre "to versify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for versification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

versification

noun

ver·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the making of verses