Prose
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.
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.
To write in prose.
To write or repeat in a dull,
tedious, or prosy way.
To write prose.
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