prom
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒm
Noun edit
prom (plural proms)
- (British) A promenade concert.
- (British, abbreviation) A promenade.
- (US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.
- Would you like to be my prom date?
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a promenade concert — see also promenade concert
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a formal ball
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Latvian edit
Adverb edit
prom
Synonyms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prom m inan
- ferry
- (astronautics) shuttle
- prom kosmiczny ― space shuttle
Declension edit
Declension of prom
Further reading edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
prom (nominative plural proms)
Declension edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prom c (plural prommen, diminutive promke)
Alternative forms edit
- prûm (Wood)
Further reading edit
- “prom”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011