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prose
ordinary written or spoken language without a regular rhythmic structure
prose in a sentence
The novelist's prose was clear and direct, without any flowery language.
Unlike the rhyming verses earlier in the collection, the final chapter was written entirely in prose.
Where it comes from
From Latin prosa oratio 'straightforward speech'
Memory hook
PROSE sounds like flows — plain writing that just flows in sentences, not rhymes.
Read it in context
- The Winter Choice Nature