PROSE, noun s as z. [Latin prosa.] 1. The natural language of man; language loose and unconfined to poetical measure, as opposed to verse or metrical composition. Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. 2. A prayer used in the Romish church on particular days. PROSE, verb transitive To write in prose 1. To make a tedious relation.
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