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prosaism

[ proh-zey-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. prosaic character or style.
  2. a prosaic expression.


prosaism

/ prəʊˈzeɪɪˌsɪzəm; prəʊˈzeɪɪzəm /

noun

  1. prosaic quality or style
  2. a prosaic expression, thought, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ±è°ù´Çˈ²õ²¹¾±²õ³Ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prosaism1

1780–90; < French ±è°ù´Ç²õ²¹Ã¯²õ³¾±ð prose, -ism
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But he more than makes up for his harsh prosaism by singing, in unison with the singers unseen: "Ich weiss nicht was soll es bedeuten Dass ich so traurig bin...."

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The house where Juliet was born, lived, and loved, is now turned into a vast warehouse for merchandize by the pitiless prosaism of Time.

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O, the sublime bathos of thy prosaism—the muddy eddy of thy logic!

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Prose -- N. prose, prose writer. prosaicism†, prosaism†, prosaist†, proser†.

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