nonsense verse
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nonsense verse
n.
Verse characterized by humor or whimsy and often featuring nonce words.
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nonsense verse
n
(Poetry) verse in which the sense is nonexistent or absurd, such as that of Edward Lear
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| Noun | 1. | nonsense verse - nonsensical writing (usually verse) |
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nonsense verse
n → Nonsensvers m, → Unsinnsvers m; (= genre) → Nonsensverse pl, → Unsinnsverse pl
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