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prose
[ prohz ]
noun
- the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc.
- Liturgy. a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia.
adjective
- of, in, or pertaining to prose.
- commonplace; dull; prosaic.
verb (used with object)
- to turn into or express in prose.
verb (used without object)
- to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.
prose
/ əʊ /
noun
- spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
- a passage set for translation into a foreign language
- commonplace or dull discourse, expression, etc
- RC Church a hymn recited or sung after the gradual at Mass
- modifier written in prose
- modifier matter-of-fact
verb
- to write or say (something) in prose
- intr to speak or write in a tedious style
Derived Forms
- ˈDzˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dzl adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of prose1
Example Sentences
Against this tragic setting, the elegance of Todd’s prose plants wonder in the reader’s mind.
The prose is as famous as it is cliched, but Niemöller’s message is the same one that we Christians take to heart during Holy Week.
They’re all presented on the page by an inspired farceur whose exquisitely penned prose seems effortless, but belies the painstaking craftsmanship needed to make his split-second timing come off.
Burns’ cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator’s defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman’s unwanted attentions as consensual.
It felt simple, real and far more me than any flowery prose I could muster.
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