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NONSENSE VERSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonsense verse mean?
• NONSENSE VERSE (noun)
The noun NONSENSE VERSE has 1 sense:
1. nonsensical writing (usually verse)
Familiarity information: NONSENSE VERSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonsensical writing (usually verse)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
amphigory; nonsense verse
Hypernyms ("nonsense verse" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
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