prose
1. Of, relating to, or written in prose
2. Prosaic
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1. Of, relating to, or written in prose
2. Prosaic
proscription · proscriptive · proscriptively · pro se · prose · prosecretin · prosector · prosecute
Množina: proses
ETYM French prose, Latin prosa, from prorsus, prosus, straight forward, straight on, for proversus; pro forward + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. Related to Verse.
1. Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression.
2. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse.
Spoken or written language without metrical regularity; in literature, prose corresponds more closely to the patterns of everyday speech than poetry.
In Western literature prose was traditionally used for what is today called nonfictionthat is, history, biography, essays, and so onwhile verse was used for imaginative literature. Prose came into its own as a vehicle for fiction with the rise of the novel in the 18th century. In modern literature, the distinction between verse and prose is not always clear cut.
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1. To write prose
2. To write or speak in a prosaic manner
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Množina: prose poems
Prose that resembles poetry, a composition in prose that has some of the qualities of a poem.
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Množina: prosecretins
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Množina: prosectors
One who dissects bodies in anatomical lectures.
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1. To bring a criminal action against (in a trial):
2. To carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; SYN. engage, pursue.
3. To conduct a prosecution in a court of law.
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Množina: prosecuting attorneys
A legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or agent of the grantor.
prosecuting officer · prosecutor · public prosecutor
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Množina: prosecuting counsels
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Množina: prosecutions
ETYM Latin prosecutio a following.
1. The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant.
2. The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant.
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Množina: prosecutors
ETYM Cf. Latin prosecutor an attendant.
A lawyer who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state; SYN. prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney.
prosecuting attorne · prosecuting officer · public prosecutor
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Množina: prosecutor's addresses
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Of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
prosecuting · prosecuting attorney · prosecuting counsel · prosecution · prosecutor · prosecutorial · prosecutor's address · prosed · proselyte · proselyted