cortege
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9.1
- noun
- /kɔrˈtɛʒ/
- Formal
:
cortejo
- Farther on, a tight knot of mourners had gathered in front of a TV store to watch the solemn cortege move up Pennsylvania Avenue.
- a funeral cortege
Examples
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Lincoln's funeral cortege departed the White House, progressed along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol.
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As the first people start camping out on the route of Princess Diana's funeral cortege, questions are being asked about why the Queen hasn't addressed her subjects at this time of national grief.
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And then he'll work his way back to the minor as the funeral cortege continues.
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Tomorrow your cortege will cross Paradise Square, into territory protected by the Native Americans.
Fiction book (2002) -
The hearse and cortege parked on the street outside.
Fiction book (1997) -
Together with Prince Harry, he walked behind their mother's cortege at her funeral, creating one of the most poignant images of the 20th century.
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There would be no eulogies for Bob... no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores... no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege... no biographies would be written about him... no children named after him.
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In 1931, my grandfather drove one of the 200 Cadillacs hired by the legendary Vito Genovese for his wife's funeral cortege.
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The funeral cortege moved slowly through the streets as mourners paid their respects.
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As the cortege passed by, people stood in silence to honor the deceased.
Synonyms
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4.1
A line of people or vehicles moving slowly in a ceremony
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7.9
A group of people, animals or vehicles moving together in a formal parade
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cortege comes from the French and Italian words corteggio and corte, which meant a 'court' or the small group that goes with an important person. So a cortege is literally the people who go with someone, which is why it now means a slow, formal procession, especially at a funeral.