prom
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prom¹
- /pɹɑm/ US
- /pɹɒm/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Clipping of promenade.
noun proms
- A promenade concert.
- A promenade (place where one takes a leisurely walk, especially by the seaside). Oh I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom! / Where the brass bands play, "Tiddely-om-pom-pom!"
- 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?
verb proms · promming · prommed
- To attend a prom. : If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school : at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. : Whatta stud. Stud indeed. I'm glad to be married to a man of such talent and experience -- though so far as I know, his experiences do not include promming with
PROM²
- /pɹɒm/
- /pɹɑm/
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
In all senses, by acronymy.
noun PROMs
- Acronym of programmable read-only memory, a chip that can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all); once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way). After you have blown the code into the PROMs, you can read it out, but you can't write to them anymore.
- Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes
- Initialism of passive range of motion
Prom³
proper noun Proms
- A surname.
Prom⁴
proper noun
- Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: promenade, ballroom, dance, cotillion, dancing, celebration, promo, lycée, class, fun, formal, drive, boom, ball, whirl, squad
Translations
Every language
noun a formal ball
| 한국어 | 프롬 peurom, 프롬나드 peuromnadeu, 무도회 mudohoe |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | プロム puromu, プロムナード puromunādo, 舞踏会 butōkai |
| 中文 | 畢業舞會 /毕业舞会 bìyè wǔhuì, 舞會 /舞会 wǔhuì |
| Português | baile de formatura |
| Français | bal de promo, bal des finissants, bal du printemps |
| Deutsch | Ball, Abschlussball, Prom, Promenade, Abiball |
| Italiano | ballo di fine anno |
| Русский | бал bal, выпускно́й ве́чер vypusknój véčer |
| العربية | حَفْلَة مُوسِيقِيَّة |
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title = {prom},
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