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cotillion

noun

kō-ˈtil-yən

variants also cotillon

Definition of cotillion

as in prom

a social gathering for dancing young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion

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Recent Examples of cotillion The show also has a cotillion episode planned for May and an unannounced Tony and Grammy Award-winning guest star set for an Easter episode. — Kennedy French, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 This picture is one of a few taken at cotillion, a largely Southern tradition of etiquette classes and formal dance instruction for middle schoolers. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025 Her childhood was crawfish boils and auditions, not high society balls and cotillions. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025 Even as other Collin County communities faced violence during Reconstruction, the Douglass community hosted cotillions, established several churches and looked out for each other. — Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cotillion

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Kelly Kapowski had just broken up with Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell — and at the prom, of all places!

— Devon Daniels, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Dunkin’ Prom, which funds alternative proms for teens who may have missed theirs for medical reasons and lastly, grants to customize hospital spaces to create joy.

— Zuri Primos June 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

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Satellites perform a delicate dance to maintain their orbit, by locking themselves to a speed just fast enough to counteract the downward pull of gravity.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

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