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prose

[ prohz ]

noun

  1. the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
  2. matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc.
  3. Liturgy. a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia.


adjective

  1. of, in, or pertaining to prose.
  2. commonplace; dull; prosaic.

verb (used with object)

prosed, prosing.
  1. to turn into or express in prose.

verb (used without object)

prosed, prosing.
  1. to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.

prose

/ 辫谤蓹蕣锄 /

noun

  1. spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
  2. a passage set for translation into a foreign language
  3. commonplace or dull discourse, expression, etc
  4. RC Church a hymn recited or sung after the gradual at Mass
  5. modifier written in prose
  6. modifier matter-of-fact
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to write or say (something) in prose
  2. intr to speak or write in a tedious style
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫谤辞蝉别藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤辞蝉别顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of prose1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pr艒sa (艒r膩ti艒), literally, 鈥渟traightforward (speech),鈥 feminine of pr艒sus, pr艒rsus, contraction of 辫谤艒惫别谤蝉耻蝉 鈥渢urned forward,鈥 past participle of 辫谤艒惫别谤迟别谤别 鈥渢o turn forward,鈥 equivalent to 辫谤艒- pro- 1 + vertere 鈥渢o turn鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of prose1

C14: via Old French from Latin phrase pr艒sa 艒r膩ti艒 straightforward speech, from prorsus prosaic, from 辫谤艒惫别谤迟别谤别 to turn forwards, from pro- 1+ vertere to turn
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Against this tragic setting, the elegance of Todd鈥檚 prose plants wonder in the reader鈥檚 mind.

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The prose is as famous as it is cliched, but Niem枚ller鈥檚 message is the same one that we Christians take to heart during Holy Week.

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They鈥檙e all presented on the page by an inspired farceur whose exquisitely penned prose seems effortless, but belies the painstaking craftsmanship needed to make his split-second timing come off.

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Burns鈥 cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator鈥檚 defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman鈥檚 unwanted attentions as consensual.

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It felt simple, real and far more me than any flowery prose I could muster.

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