PROLONGMENT
Pro*long"ment, n.
Defn: Prolongation.
PROLUSION Pro*lu"sion, n. Etym: [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.]
Defn: A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. Sir W. Scott.
PROMANATION Prom`a*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare to flow.]
Defn: The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] Dr. H.
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PROMENADE Prom`e*nade", n. Etym: [F. (with a foreign suffix), from promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals. See Amenable, Menace.]
1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. Burke.
2. A place for walking; a public walk. Bp. Montagu.
PROMENADE
Prom`e*nade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Promenaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Promenading.]