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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prose /proʊz/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the ordinary form of spoken or written language, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
adj. [before a noun] - of, in, or relating to prose.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prose (prōz),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., prosed, pros•ing. n. - 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.
- Religion[Liturgy.]a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia.
adj. - of, in, or pertaining to prose.
- commonplace;
dull;
prosaic.
v.t. - to turn into or express in prose.
v.i. - to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.
- Latin prōsa (ōrātiō) literally, straightforward (speech), feminine of prōsus, for prōrsus, contraction of prōversus, past participle of prōvertere to turn forward, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + vertere to turn
- Middle French
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prose /prəʊz/ n - 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
- (modifier) written in prose
- (modifier) matter-of-fact
vb - to write or say (something) in prose
- (intransitive) to speak or write in a tedious style
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin phrase prōsa ōrātiō straightforward speech, from prorsus prosaic, from prōvertere to turn forwards, from pro-1 + vertere to turnˈproseˌlike adj |