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The Meaning of prose

  • (n.) The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
  • (n.) Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
  • (n.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
  • (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
  • (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
  • (v. t.) To write in prose.
  • (v. t.) To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
  • (v. i.) To write prose.

Homophones

pro's , pros , pros'

Rhymes

alagoas , ambrose , arose , beaus , bestows , blose , blows , boase , boes , bongos , bose , boulos , bowes , bows , boze , brose , bulldoze , chose , close , clothes , compose , cose , cowes , crose , crows , croze , decompose , demos , depose , disclose , dispose , dominoes , dominos , doze , dubose , duclos , eaux , enclose , eskimos , expose , fallows , foes , foreclose , froze , ghose , glows , gloze , goes , goghs , gose , grose , groseclose , grows , hose , impose , interpose , joes , jos , juxtapose , klose , knows , kroes , kroeze , loews , logos , lowes , lows , meadows , melrose , misdiagnose , moes , mose , ngos , noes , nose , ohs , ooohs , oppose , ose , overexpose , owes , pharos , pose , pows , predispose , presuppose , primrose , propose , pros , rainbows , reimpose , repos , repose , rockrose , rohs , rose , rowes , rows , shadows , slows , snows , sows , stavros , studios , superimpose , suppose , tempos , those , throes , throws , toes , tomorrows , tows , transpose , troas , yoes