to turn a Latin verse

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• Latin Literature in Early Christianity —     Latin Literature in Early Christianity     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Latin Literature in Early Christianity     The Latin language was not at first the literary and official organ of the Christian Church in the West. The Gospel was announced… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• verse — (n.) c.1050, line or section of a psalm or canticle, later line of poetry (late 14c.), from Anglo French and O.Fr. vers, from L. versus verse, line of writing, from PIE root *wer to turn, bend (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). The metaphor is of plowing …   Etymology dictionary

• verse — [və:s US və:rs] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old French; Origin: vers, from Latin versus turning, verse , from vertere to turn ] 1.) a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Koran ▪ Let s sing the last verse… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• verse — ► NOUN 1) writing arranged with a metrical rhythm. 2) a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song. 3) each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture. ORIGIN Latin versus a turn of the plough, a furrow, a …   English terms dictionary

• Latin mnemonics — A Latin mnemonic verse or mnemonic rhyme is a mnemonic device for teaching and remembering Latin grammar. Such mnemonics have been considered by teachers to be an effective technique for schoolchildren to learn the complex rules of Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Latin American literature — Introduction       the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …   Universalium

• Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

• Latin American dance — Introduction  dance traditions of Mexico, Central America, and the portions of South America and the Caribbean colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese. These traditions reflect the distinctive mixtures of indigenous (Amerindian), African, and …   Universalium

• verse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vers, fers, from Anglo French vers & Old English fers, both from Latin versus, literally, turning, from vertere to turn more at worth Date: before 12th century 1. a line of metrical writing 2. a. (1) metrical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Latin spelling and pronunciation — The Roman alphabet, or Latin alphabet, was adapted from the Old Italic alphabet, to represent the phonemes of the Latin language, which had in turn been borrowed from the Greek alphabet, adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. This article deals… …   Wikipedia

• Latin American music — Introduction       musical traditions of Mexico, Central America, and the portions of South America and the Caribbean colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese. These traditions reflect the distinctive mixtures of Native American, African, and… …   Universalium