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—proselike, adj./prohz/, n., adj., v., prosed, prosing.n.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.adj.4. of, in, or pertaining to prose.5. commonplace; dull; prosaic.v.t.6. to turn into or express in prose.v.i.7. to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.[1300-50; ME < MF < L prosa (oratio) lit., straightforward (speech), fem. of prosus, for prorsus, contr. of proversus, ptp. of provertere to turn forward, equiv. to pro- PRO-1 + vertere to turn]
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Literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech.Though it is readily distinguishable from poetry in that it does not treat a line as a formal unit, the significant differences between prose and poetry are of tone, pace, and sometimes subject matter.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
