prose

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
2. 2
   Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
3. 3
   A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.

Verb

1. 1
   To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.