prosaism
Americannoun
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prosaic character or style.
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a prosaic expression.
noun
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prosaic quality or style
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a prosaic expression, thought, etc
Other Word Forms
- prosaist noun
Etymology
Origin of prosaism
Example Sentences
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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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