the ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.-hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.-a hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the mass. see sequence.-pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.-possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.-to write in prose.-to write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.-to write prose.