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   cortège

   /kɔːˈteɪʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a solemn procession, especially for a funeral: "a funeral cortège" Similar processionparadecavalcademotorcadecarcadeconvoycaravantraincolumnfilelinetrailchainranktroopmarch-pastinformal:crocodile
   • ▪ a person's entourage or retinue: "his entourage became an ever-present cortège wherever he went" Similar entourageretinuetrainsuiteescortcourtcompanyattendant companyattendantsaidesassociatescompanionsfollowersretainers

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from Italian corteggio, from corteggiare ‘attend court’, from corte ‘court’, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘retinue’.

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