prom

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noun
  1. a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.

Origin of prom

1
1890–95, Americanism; short for promenade

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Other definitions for PROM (2 of 3)

PROM
[ prom ]

nounComputers.
  1. a memory chip whose contents can be programmed by a user or manufacturer for a specific purpose.

Origin of PROM

2
p(rogrammable)r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)

Other definitions for prom. (3 of 3)

prom.

abbreviation
  1. promontory.

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How to use prom in a sentence

  • Next week a prom'nent Jap'nese statesman was discovered payin' a socyal visit to th' Ph'lippeens.

    Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
  • It's just as his frind, th' most prom'nent get-rich-quick-man iv his time, wanst said: 'Readin' makes a man full.'

    Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
  • A little gentle massage to rejooce th' most prom'nent prochooberances is all that is nicissry.

    Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
  • A few years before their thoughts had been full of cotillions and girls and the junior prom.

    The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod Raine
  • prom′inence, prom′inency, state or quality of being prominent: conspicuousness: distinction.

British Dictionary definitions for prom (1 of 2)

prom

/ (prɒm) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian informal short for promenade (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for PROM (2 of 2)

PROM

/ (prɒm) /


n acronym forcomputing
  1. programmable read only memory

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