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.
Prose(n.)
- Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Prose(n.)
- A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
Prose(a.)
- Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
Prose(a.)
- Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.