Meanings
nounprosaicism (countable and uncountable, plural prosaicisms)
plural prosaicisms
- countableuncountableThe 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 […]
1844, Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia
Origin
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prosaicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosaicism
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“prosaicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosaicism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosaicism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosaicism.
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