a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
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the form or metrical composition of a poem
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the art or practice of writing verse
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Versification \Ver`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. versificatio: cf. F. versification.] The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition.