prome'nader

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promenade (ˌprɒməˈnɑːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  chiefly (Brit) a public walk, esp at a seaside resort
2.  a leisurely walk, esp one in a public place for pleasure or display
3.  (US), (Canadian) a ball or formal dance at a high school or college
4.  a marchlike step in dancing
5.  a marching sequence in a square or country dance
 
vb
6.  to take a promenade in or through (a place)
7.  (intr) dancing to perform a promenade
8.  (tr) to display or exhibit (someone or oneself) on or as if on a promenade
 
[C16: from French, from promener to lead out for a walk, from Late Latin prōmināre to drive (cattle) along, from pro-1 + mināre to drive, probably from minārī to threaten]
 
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