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cortège

cortège is the alternative spelling of cortege.

Meaning of cortege

Noun

cortege (plural corteges)

  1. (collective) A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.
    • Upon the morrow after their marriage, the bride and bridegroom perambulate the streets, followed by a numerous cortege, the guests at the wedding festival, two and two1660 February 2 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 24th, 1659–1660”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume...

Forms of cortège

pluralcortèges

Questions about cortège

What is cortège the alternative spelling of?
Cortège is the alternative spelling of cortege.

Words near cortège in the dictionary

  1. Cortonwood
  2. Cortorreal
  3. Cortorreals
  4. Cortright
  5. Corts
  6. cortège
  7. cortèges
  8. Cortés
  9. coruco
  10. corucos
  11. coruler

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