Prose

noun
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.
adjective
4.
of, in, or pertaining to prose.
5.
commonplace; dull; prosaic.
verb (used with object), prosed, prosing.
6.
to turn into or express in prose.
verb (used without object), prosed, prosing.
7.
to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.
noun
1.
spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
2.
a passage set for translation into a foreign language
3.
commonplace or dull discourse, expression, etc
4.
(RC Church) a hymn recited or sung after the gradual at Mass
5.
(modifier) written in prose
6.
(modifier) matter-of-fact
verb
7.
to write or say (something) in prose
8.
(intransitive) to speak or write in a tedious style

1. PROblem Solution Engineering. Numerical problems including differentiation and integration. “Computing in Calculus”, J. Thames, Research/Development 26(5) (May 1975).
2. A constraints-and-sequencing system similar to Kaleidoscope. “Reflexive Constraints for Dynamic Knowledge Bases”, P. Berlandier et al in Proc First Intl CS Conf ’88: AI: Theory and Appls, Dec 1988.