| Prose (prose) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Prose |
| [F. prose, L.
prosa, fr. prorsus, prosus, straight forward,
straight on, for proversus; pro forward + versus,
p. p. of vertere to turn. See Verse.] |
The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not
cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from
verse, or metrical composition.
Hence, language which evinces little
imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
A hymn with no regular
meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See
Sequence.
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Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as,
prose composition.
Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical
characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of
life.
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To write in prose.
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or
prosy way.
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