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Definition of promenade - 3 dictionary results

prom⋅e⋅nade

  [prom-uh-neyd, -nahd] noun, verb, -nad⋅ed, -nad⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a stroll or walk, esp. in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
2. an area used for such walking.
3. a march of guests into a ballroom constituting the opening of a formal ball.
4. a march of dancers in square dancing.
5. a formal dance; prom.
–verb (used without object)
6. to go for or take part in a promenade.
7. to execute a promenade in square dancing.
–verb (used with object)
8. to take a promenade through or about.
9. to conduct or display in or as if in a promenade; parade: They promenaded their prisoner before the townspeople.
Origin:
1560–70; < F, deriv. of promener to lead out, take for a walk or airing < L promināre to drive (beasts) forward (prō- pro- 1 + mināre to drive); see -ade 1

Related forms:
prom⋅e⋅nad⋅er, noun
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prom·e·nade   (prŏm'ə-nād', -näd')   
n.  

    1. A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.

    2. A public place for such walking.

    3. A formal dance; a ball.

    4. A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.

    1. A formal dance; a ball.

    2. A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.

  3. A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.

v.   prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing, prom·e·nades

v.   intr.

  1. To go on a leisurely walk.

  2. To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.

v.   tr.

  1. To take a promenade along or through.

  2. To take or display on or as if on a promenade.


[French, from promener, to take for a walk, from Latin prōmināre, to drive forward : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + mināre, to drive with shouts (from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-2 in Indo-European roots).]
prom'e·nad'er n.
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Word Origin & History

promenade 
1567, "leisurely walk," from M.Fr. promenade, from se promener "go for a walk," from L.L. promenare "to drive (animals) onward," from pro- "forth" + minare "to drive (animals) with shouts," from minari "to threaten" (see menace). Meaning "place for walking" is 1648; specifically "walkway by the sea" late 18c.; "dance given by a school" 1887. Verb meaning "to make a promenade" is from 1588.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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