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Versification

The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition.

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Adaptation 76% connected

The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

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Authorship 76% connected

The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

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Composition 76% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Penning 76% connected

of Pen

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Version 76% connected

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

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Writing 76% connected

of Write

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Prosody 76% connected

That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

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Rhyme 76% connected

An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language.

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Rime 76% connected

A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.

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