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CORTEGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The group following and attending to some important person
Synonyms:
cortege; entourage; retinue; suite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("cortege" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Meronyms (parts of "cortege"):
bodyguard (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cortege"):
court; royal court (the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A funeral procession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("cortege" is a kind of...):
procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)
