[prəʊz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
(e.g: a short story in prose)



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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) ‘straightforward (discourse’), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’

[prəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- talk tediously
(e.g: he was still prosing away about the advantages of a warm climate)

- compose in or convert into prose


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) ‘straightforward (discourse’), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’