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Added 5 October 2026

procession

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/ noun

In Latin: pompa, exsequia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about procession at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of progressing or proceeding.
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
a procession of mourners
A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).

verb

To take part in a procession.
To honour with a procession.
To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).

Origin

From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.

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