Prose
WordNet
noun
(1) Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
(2) Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
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Etymology
c.1330, from , from , from , form of , from , from Old Latin , from + , form of . Compare .
Noun
- Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
- Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.