Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A formal dance held for a high-school or college class typically at or near the end of the academic year.
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- noun UK a
promenade concert - noun UK, abbreviation
promenade - noun US a
formal ball held at acollege near the end of theacademic year
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One is Janae, who despite being a dwarf joins her high school cheerleading team -- the coach, very unlike Sue Sylvester, admits she's their secret weapon because her size makes her a flier -- and then earns the title "prom princess."
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Anybody here know what the word "prom" is short for?
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One is Janae, who despite being a dwarf joins her high school cheerleading team -- the coach, very unlike Sue Sylvester, admits she's their secret weapon because her size makes her a flier -- and then earns the title "prom princess."
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Anybody here know what the word "prom" is short for?
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This prom is a way to give back some of that normalcy.
For one cancer patient, it was a prom night to remember 2010
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She's not like that anymore; so maybe going to the prom is a small price for me to pay.
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You also get Doctor Who at the Proms, where "prom" is short for "promenade concert."
Cinema Blend Feeds 2010
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You also get Doctor Who at the Proms, where "prom" is short for "promenade concert."
Cinema Blend Feeds 2010
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Hopefully some will come dressed in prom dresses like they did when the movie first opened.
Twilight Lexicon » Borders Twilight Movie Awards: Get Your Ballot 2009
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The one where former commanders of 12 year boys in prom dresses who huff glue before killing people are promoted to general with salary, UN backing, and their own coltan mine?
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