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n. 1. a. A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity. b. A public place for such walking. 2. a. A formal dance; a ball. b. 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. 4. In ballet, a slow supported turn on one foot. 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: "[The] young women ... promenaded the streets in the cool of evening" (Charles Dickens). 2. To take or display on or as if on a promenade: promenade a friend; promenade one's charms. [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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] prom′e·nader n. |
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