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promenade

/pˌɹɒməˈneɪd/pro-muh-NAYD
/pˌɹɑməˈneɪd/prah-muh-NAYD

Meaningto drive forward

Common meaning: a leisurely walk

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinprominare‘to drive forward’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto drive forward → to walkpromener‘to walk’source
  3. Englishpromenade‘a leisurely walk’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin prominare ‘to drive forward’.

Roots

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