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Promenade
//pɹɑməˈneɪd// noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 A prom (dance). formal
- 2 a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) wordnet
- 3 A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
"they told him to think no more of the matter , and to try his fortune in another promenade"
- 4 a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance wordnet
- 5 A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
"The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes."
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- 6 a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle wordnet
- 7 A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
- 8 a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk wordnet
- 9 a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year wordnet
Verb
- 1 To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
""The times are changed," said De Joinville, in a low tone to Francesca, "since Mademoiselle promenaded the terraces of the Louvre, with her fan ornamented with bunches of straw tied with blue riband, and half Paris shouting at the sight.""
- 2 take a leisurely walk wordnet
- 3 To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
- 4 march in a procession in a public place wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).
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