prose

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Ordinary written or spoken language, as opposed to poetry.

   Though known mostly for her prose, she also wrote a few fine poems.

2. 2
   noun

   Dull, plain, or unimaginative language.

   The report was written in flat, lifeless prose.

Common collocations

• prose poem Noun + noun
• rhythmical prose Adjective + noun

From Middle English prose, from Old French prose, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātiō (“a straightforward speech – i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). further etymology and related terms The term prōsa (“straightforward”), a colloquial form of prorsa (“straight forwards”), the feminine form prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), form of vertō (“to turn”). Compare verse.

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