prosa

1. (feminine) a prose
2. (feminine) a drama (theatre)

Hyphenated as

prò‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈprɔ.za/

Etymology

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.

Concepts

prose

Synonyms

poesia

scrittura libera

Translations

prosa

Prosa

prose

proza

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نَثْر

πεζογραφία

pròsa

sıkıcı yazı

πρόζα

πεζολογία

prosateur

nesir

Sentences

Maugham, con la sua prosa asciutta , esplora tensioni e passioni umane senza risultare melodrammatico .

Maugham, with his dry prose, explores human tensions and passions without being melodramatic.