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# prose

noun (prose — uncountable)

«prose» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Prose is ordinary written or spoken language in sentences and paragraphs, not in the lines and rhythm of poetry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#m1)
2. A writer's prose is their writing style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons pupils compare prose (stories, articles, letters) with poetry; novels are prose. Phrases: in prose, prose fiction, a prose passage.

### Examples

- Novels are written in prose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x1)
- Rewrite the poem in prose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x2)
- Her prose is clear and lively. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x3)
- A newspaper article is prose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x4)
- We compared a poem with a prose passage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x5)
- Most of our reading books are prose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x6)
- This would have sounded somewhat bold in prose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a prose». Sounds like «pros» (plural of pro), a homophone. Opposite: poetry, verse.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons pupils compare prose (stories, articles, letters) with poetry; novels are prose. Phrases: in prose, prose fiction, a prose passage.

### Note

Uncountable: no «a prose». Sounds like «pros» (plural of pro), a homophone. Opposite: poetry, verse.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prose.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «prose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/prose.html) on Mova free.