"prose" meaning in English

See prose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈprəʊz/ [UK], /ˈproʊz/ [US] Audio: en-us-prose.ogg [US] Forms: prose [singular], proses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Prose is words which are not poetry. They can be spoken or written, but they don't have rhythm or rhyme. Most of the time when people use words, it is prose.
    Sense id: simple-prose-en-noun-OBlSaWGq
     
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