procession
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4.1
- noun
- /prəˈsɛʃən/
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procesión
- Camera pulls back to a long shot as we see the procession move through the city.
- funeral procession
- a religious procession
- a Catholic procession
And so we in our backyard, he would do a whole like funeral procession.
- And so we in our backyard, he would do a whole like funeral procession.
- Yeah, I have to because we're doing a full funeral procession.
- But the men mistook this as their signal and leapt into the middle of the procession, swords in hand, along with a large mob which found George hiding under an altar.
- At public processions, Churchill admitted that quote.
Examples
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And it formed a key part of the grand procession route used by the monarch at State Opening of Parliament.
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It's a funeral procession.
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Now I need you all to line up in the procession, please.
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After they passed through the crowd, the procession ended on the main stage.
Academic text (2013) -
You can see the procession from that ridge!
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Your Majesty, the procession has formed up.
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Here comes the president's procession up the center aisle.
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Women dressed in white formed a procession behind her coffin as it was taken from Victoria to King's Cross station.
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We are watching the royal procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin.
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Thousands gathered in Bangkok today for a royal procession and ceremonies to mourn the king, who died yesterday.
Synonyms
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2.6
A public walk for people to show support or protest for a cause
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1.3
A line of people, animals, or vehicles moving together
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5.0
A group of cars that travel together for an important person or event
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7.9
A group of people, animals or vehicles moving together in a formal parade
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9.1
People and cars move slowly in a quiet line to a funeral
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4.9
A slow, formal walk people make during a ceremony or funeral
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Etymology
Procession comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', like the word proceed which means 'to go on'. So a procession is people or vehicles 'going forward' in order, often as part of a ceremony.