prosaicism

English

Etymology

prosaic +‎ -ism

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 […]

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