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English Dictionary: Promenade by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
promenade
n
  1. a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
    Synonym(s): promenade, prom
  2. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
    Synonym(s): promenade, mall
  3. a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
  4. a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
  5. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    Synonym(s): amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation
v
  1. march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"
    Synonym(s): parade, troop, promenade
  2. take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from
      promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from
      L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare
      to drive animals. See {Amenable}, {Menace}.]
      1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. --Burke.
  
      2. A place for walking; a public walk. --Bp. Montagu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.]
      To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
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