cotillion

noun

kō-ˈtil-yən How to pronounce cotillion (audio)
variants also cotillon
Definition of cotillionnext
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 At the end of the Ivy Rosettes Mentoring Program, the young women make their formal debut at a cotillion. — Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cotillion
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  1. prom
  2. dance
Noun
  • The prom picture caught the attention of Garner's followers, with one fan calling on the actress to reunite with her former date and recreate the pose.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The past year has been full of milestones for the mother, from Jade’s senior prom to her 18th birthday.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of prom
Noun
  • How has the new kid become the most popular guy in school after a dance-floor meltdown witnessed by the senior class?
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This sets off a complex dance between the ocean and the atmosphere, which leads to weather impacts all over the world.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance

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“Cotillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotillion. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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