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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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
promenade
n 1: a formal dance held for a school class toward the end of the
academic year [syn: {prom}]
2: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: {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) [syn: {amble},
{ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v 1: march in a procession [syn: {parade}, {troop}]
2: take a walk [syn: {stroll}]
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