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   prom·e·nade

   /ˈpräməˌnād/

   noun

   • 1. a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort. Similar esplanadefrontseafrontparadewalkboulevardavenuewalkwaymallboardwalkalamedainformal:prom
   • ▪ a leisurely walk, or sometimes a ride or drive, taken in a public place so as to meet or be seen by others: "she went on a promenade with Jules" Similar walkstrollsaunterturnwanderamblebreatherairingpaseopasseggiatainformal:moseydated:constitutionalrare:perambulation
   • ▪ (in country dancing) a movement in which couples follow one another in a given direction, each couple having both hands joined.
   • 2. archaic term for prom North American

   verb

   • 1. take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others: "women who promenaded in the Bois de Boulogne"
   • ▪ take a promenade through (a place): "people began to promenade the streets"
   • ▪ escort (someone) about a place, especially so as to be seen by others: "the governor of Utah promenades the daughter of the Maryland governor"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a leisurely walk in public): from French, from se promener ‘to walk’, reflexive of promener ‘take for a walk’.

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