Meaning of PROSE in English

The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.

Use in sentences of PROSE

Meaning of PROSE in English

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.