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Meaning of 'prose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prose [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Prose [ n.]
- 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.
3 . Prose [ v. i.]
- To write prose.
4 . Prose [ v. t.]
- To write in prose.
- To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

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