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Definition of Prose
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Prose
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. 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. To write in prose. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way. To write prose. Related Definitions:
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Prose Quotations
All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose. Moliere One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. Voltaire Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince. H. L. Mencken Always be a poet, even in prose. Charles Baudelaire It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane. George Orwell |
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Prose Translations
prose in Dutch is proza prose in French is prose prose in German is Prosa prose in Portuguese is prosa prose in Spanish is prosa prose in Swedish is prosa |
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