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Word: Cort%C3%A8ge
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare ‘attend court’, from corte ‘court’, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘retinue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɔːˈteɪʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɔːˈtɛʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a solemn procession, especially for a funeral
Short Definition:solemn procession
Examples:- a funeral cortège
- off we sped in the cortège of limousines that had been drawn up on the tarmac
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