cotillion
noun
co·til·lion
kō-ˈtil-yən 
kə-
variants
or less commonly cotillon
1
: a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille
2
: an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls
3
: a formal ball
Examples of cotillion in a Sentence
young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion
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Iger, who is set to exit Disney at the end of 2026, has a cotillion with Dana Walden, Alan Bergman and Josh D’Amaro, as well as CFO Hugh Johnston.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The young women of the 2022 Stark County Debutante Cotillion were the first group in decades to take part in the rite of passage ceremony after Black women in Canton began holding cotillions in the 1970s.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
The children of the Black bourgeoise have likely done etiquette training like cotillion.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
For many who grow up in the South, cotillion classes are a rite of passage.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The young women of the 2022 Stark County Debutante Cotillion were the first group in decades to take part in the rite of passage ceremony after Black women in Canton began holding cotillions in the 1970s.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
The children of the Black bourgeoise have likely done etiquette training like cotillion.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
For many who grow up in the South, cotillion classes are a rite of passage.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
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cotillion
noun
co·til·lion
kō-ˈtil-yən
kə-
1
: a complicated formal dance with frequent changing of partners
2
: a formal ball
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