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prosaicism

noun

Etymology

From prosaic + -ism.

  1. derived from *wer-✻
  2. derived from provorsus
  3. derived from prosa
  4. derived from prosaicus
  5. derived from prosaïque
  6. suffixed as prosaicism — “prosaic + ism”

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being prosaic

    The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.

    • Through this species of prosaicism, Cowper, with scarcely one of the higher poetical elements, came very near making his age fancy him the equal of Pope […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA