English-English Dictionary

Meaning of the word procession in English

What does procession mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

procession

US /prəˈseʃ.ən/
UK /prəˈseʃ.ən/
"procession" picture

Noun

1.

a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival or in a funeral

Example:
•
The wedding procession moved slowly down the aisle.
•
A funeral procession passed by the church.
Synonym:
parademarchcavalcadefiletrain
2.

a series of people or things moving along in an orderly and continuous way

Example:
•
A procession of cars left the parking lot.
•
The speaker was followed by a procession of questions.
Synonym:
sequencesuccessionseriestrainstring
Learn This Word at Lingoland
Related Word:
processingprocessdata processingprocess of eliminationprocessed cheesecentral processing unitnatural language processing