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Il verso
Unlike in English where 'verse' can mean a stanza or poetry in general, in Italian 'il verso' specifically means a single line of a poem.
Examples in context
L'ultimo verso della poesia è molto commovente.
The last line of the poem is very moving.
Dante scriveva in versi endecasillabi.
Dante wrote in hendecasyllabic verse.
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