short forpromenade 1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prom /prɑm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a formal dance held by a high school or college class:a junior prom.
prom
(prom),USA pronunciation n.
PROM (prom),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]
prom.,
- a formal dance, esp. one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- short for promenade 1890–95, American.
PROM (prom),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]
- Computinga memory chip whose contents can be programmed by a user or manufacturer for a specific purpose. Cf. EPROM. [p(rogrammable) r(ead)-o(nly) m(emory)]
prom.,
- promontory.
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programmable read-only memory
'prom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
EPROM
- Land of Promise
- Promised Land
- Rom
- breach of promise
- cloud
- old man
- outpromise
- overnight
- pram
- promenade
- prominence
- prominent
- promise
- promising
- promissory
- promissory note
- promulgate
- quasi-promised
- solar prominence