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prose
prōz/Submit
noun
1.
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
"a short story in prose"
2.
another term for sequence (sense 4 of the noun).
verb
verb: prose; 3rd person present: proses; past tense: prosed; past participle: prosed; gerund or present participle: prosing
1.
talk tediously.
"prosing on about female beauty"
2.
dated
compose or convert into prose.