Question 1 · Quick check
prose
CEFRC1
/ˈpɹəʊz/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, not poetry.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
Examples
but some of it is in prose.
This poem reads like a piece of prose.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
Also pronounced
- /ˈpɹoʊz/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsLanguage which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
verb
Extra meaningTo write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
More examples
In contextThat poem mixes prose with poetry.
Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.
...the vehicle is plodding prose, but the effect is none the less poignant. And in regard to this I may say that in a hundred places in Trollope the extremity of pathos is reached by the homeliest means.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English prose, from Old French prose, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātiō (“a straightforward speech – i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). further etymology and related terms The term prōsa (“straightforward”), a colloquial form of prorsa (“straight forwards”), the feminine form prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), form of vertō (“to turn”). Compare verse.