Hypertext Webster Gateway: "versicle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Versicle \Ver"si*cle\, n. [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See
{Verse}.]
A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or
sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and
followed by a response from the people.
The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested
into versicles. --Strype.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
versicle
n : a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public
worship and followed by a response from the congregation
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