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Meaning Of Prose

  1. n.
    The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
  2. n.
    Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
  3. n.
    A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
  4. a.
    Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
  5. a.
    Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
  6. v. t.
    To write in prose.
  7. v. t.
    To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
  8. v. i.
    To write prose.



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