|
| prose [ prōz ] |
noun (plural pros·es) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. language that is not poetry: writing or speech in its normal continuous form, without the rhythmic or visual line structure of poetry
|
2. ordinary style of expression: writing or speech that is ordinary or matter-of-fact, without embellishment
|
3. christianity
Same as sequencen (sense 6)
|
verb (past and past participle prosed, present participle pros·ing, 3rd person present singular pros·es) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. transitive and intransitive verb write something in prose: to write something in prose
|
2. transitive verb rewrite something as prose: to turn poetry into prose
|
3. intransitive verb speak or write prosaically: to speak or write in an ordinary, matter-of-fact, or unimaginative style
|
| [13th century. Via French< Latin prosa (oratio) "straightforward (discourse)" < provertere "turn forward" < vertere "to turn"] |
