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单词 chapter and verse
释义 chapter and verse
I. noun
(plural chapters and verses)
Etymology: so called from the tradition of citing biblical sources by chapter and verse number
1. : the exact reference or source of information or justification for what one has said or written
 < he claims, and gives chapter and verse for it, that he was an accurate and skillful rhymer — Modern Language Notes >
2. : full precise information or detail
 < giving chapter and verse for what was already known in general terms — Newsweek >
 < impressed her with the far-reaching program and gave her chapter and verse to prove its value — New York Herald Tribune Book Review >
II. adverb
1. : with precise exactness
 < repeat chapter and verse the ideas Croly had advanced — C.B.Forcey >
2. : in full precise detail
 < explain slowly, chapter and verse, what we were to do >
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