[prohz] 
noun, adjective, verb, prosed, pros⋅ing.| 1. | the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse. |
| 2. | matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc. |
| 3. | Liturgy. a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia. |
| 4. | of, in, or pertaining to prose. |
| 5. | commonplace; dull; prosaic. |
| 6. | to turn into or express in prose. |
| 7. | to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner. |
