in verse or prose

  • 1prose — early 14c., from O.Fr. prose (13c.), from L. prosa oratio straightforward or direct speech (without the ornaments of verse), from prosa, fem. of prosus, earlier prorsus straightforward, direct, from Old L. provorsus (moving) straight ahead, from… …

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  • 2Prose — Prose, a. 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition. [1913 Webster] 2. Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Prose — For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles, see . literaturecontains five or more sentences in passages.Prose is writing that resembles everyday speech. The word prose is derived from the Latin prosa , which literally translates to… …

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  • 4verse — noun 1 (C) a set of lines that forms one part of a song: Let s sing the last verse again. compare chorus 1 (1) 2 (C) a set of lines of poetry that forms one part of a poem, and that usually has a pattern that is repeated in the other parts: Learn …

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  • 5Prose or Sequence — • A liturgical hymn used on certain festivals before the Gospel in the Mass Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prose Or Sequence     Prose or Sequence      …

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  • 6Verse — Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy},… …

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  • 7Prose — Prose, n. [F. prose, L. prosa, fr. prorsus, prosus, straight forward, straight on, for proversus; pro forward + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical… …

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  • 8Verse drama and dramatic verse — Verse drama is any drama written as verse to be spoken; another possible general term is poetic drama. For a very long period, verse drama was the dominant form of drama in Europe (and was also important in non European cultures). Greek tragedy… …

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  • 9prose — [ prouz ] noun uncount * written language in its ordinary form, as opposed to poetry: She writes beautiful prose. in prose: He recorded his emotions in prose and verse …

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  • 10prose — [prōz] n. [ME < MFr < L prosa, for prorsa (oratio), direct (speech) < prorsus, forward, straight on < proversus, pp. of provertere, to turn forward: see PRO 2 & VERSE] 1. the ordinary form of written or spoken language, without rhyme… …

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