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Prosaicism

Pro-sa′i-cism

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Noun.
The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
[R.]
Poe.

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prosaicism

prosaicism

English

Noun

prosaicism (countable and uncountable, plural prosaicisms)

  1. The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
    • Edgar Allan Poe
      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 []