Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
source: Webster 1913
noun
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
source: WordNet 3.0
matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
source: WordNet 3.0
The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.