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esplanade - n., a flat open stretch of pavement or grass for walking beside a seashore.
As opposed to a promenade, which is away from a seashore. From French, from Italian, spianata, from spianare, to level, from Latin explanare, to make plain. Final vowel can be either short or long.
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As opposed to a promenade, which is away from a seashore. From French, from Italian, spianata, from spianare, to level, from Latin explanare, to make plain. Final vowel can be either short or long.
---L.
