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prosa.

a prose

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈprɔ.za/
  1. a prose

    feminine
  2. a drama (theatre)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātio (“a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). The term prōsa (“straightforward”) is a colloquial form of prorsa (“straight forwards”) which is the feminine form of prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), form of vertō (“to turn”). Compare verse.

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