prom /prɒm $ prɑːm/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: promenade]

1. American English a formal dance party for high school students, often held at the end of a school year

2. British English informal a promenade(1)

3. British English informal a promenade concert

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dance an organized social event where people to go dance:
The dance will be held in the school gym.
ball a large formal occasion where people dance:
The University holds a ball at the end of June.
prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year:
Who’s your date for the prom?
formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes:
He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.
disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music:
She met Nick at a school disco.
club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance:
We went out for dinner and then to a club.

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