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¹prom

noun \ˈpräm\

: a formal dance for high school students usually at the end of the school year

Full Definition of PROM

: a formal dance given by a high school or college class

British : promenade 2

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Origin of PROM

short for promenade

First Known Use: 1894

Related to PROM

Synonyms: ball, cotillion (also cotillon), formal, hop, dance

Rhymes with PROM

bomb, bombe, calm, gaum, Guam, glom, mom, palm, Pom, pram, psalm, ROM, tom

²prom

abbreviation

Definition of PROM

promontory

PROM Defined for Kids

prom

noun \ˈpräm\

Definition of PROM for Kids

: a usually formal dance given by a high school or college class

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