Meg Matthias
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Meg Matthias is Encyclopædia Britannica's Senior Video Production Manager, managing all of Britannica's editorial video content. She holds a B.A. in English from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Prom, formal dance held in American high schools, typically for students in the spring semester of their junior or senior year. Prom is considered a rite of passage for many American teenagers and has a prominent place in American popular culture. Prom stems from the word promenade, which refers to…
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