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| -cade |
a procession. |
| cavalcade |
a procession, esp. of horses bearing riders or drawing carriages. [1/2 definitions] |
| cortege |
a funeral procession. [2 definitions] |
| dead march |
a slow, solemn piece of music, esp. a march played during a funeral procession. |
| flower girl |
a young girl who carries bridal flowers in a wedding procession. |
| motorcade |
a procession of motor vehicles for ceremonial or security purposes. |
| outrider |
one who rides before a vehicle, wagon train, procession, or the like as a scout, guide, or escort. [1/2 definitions] |
| parade |
a public procession of people or things, esp. on the occasion of a celebration or ceremony, and usu. including band music. [3/9 definitions] |
| procession |
to move in a procession. [1/4 definitions] |
| processional |
of, pertaining to, or used for a procession. [3 definitions] |
| recession1 |
a procession out of or back from the site of a ceremony. [1/3 definitions] |
| snake dance |
a procession of people who move as a group in a serpentine line, esp. as a way of celebrating a victory. [1/2 definitions] |
| torchbearer |
one who carries a torch, as in a ceremonial procession. [1/2 definitions] |
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