prose

1. 1.

   ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

   Broaderwriting style

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2. 2.

   matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

   Broaderexpressive style

Other forms of prose

plural

proses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prose

What does prose mean?

prose means "ordinary writing as distinguished from verse". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prose?

prose has 1 syllable: prose. In IPA it is /ˈpɹoʊz/.

Is prose a common word?

prose is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.