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Plural of procession

regular plural

The plural of procession is processions.

Forms of procession

Singularprocession /pɹəˈsɛʃən/
Pluralprocessions
Countablecountable

Processions in a sentence

  • There were three main processions which were led by a cross bearer.2014 April 18, Andrew Bloss, “Crucifixion re-enacted in Croydon on Good Friday”, in Your Local Guardian, UK, retrieved 28 Oct 2015. From the entry cross bearer
  • This was in demand for ceremonies such as marriage processions etc.1992, Anil Ranjan Biswas, Calcutta and Calcuttans from Dihi to Megalopolis, page 361. From the entry chowpal
  • There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène.1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland, published 2003, page 296. From the entry khene
  • Some of them, like the pensils and bandrols, were used in funeral processions.1900, James Balfour Paul, Heraldry in Relation to Scottish History and Art: Being the Rhind Lectures on Archaeology for 1898, page 132. From the entry bandrol
  • At Peking's Kunming Lake, processions of people swam between lines of crowded, flag‐bedecked boats accompanied by martial music on loudspeakers.1974 July 17 [1974 July 16], “Chinese Take to Water To Mark Mao's Swim”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Kunming Lake

Meaning of procession

  1. noun The act of progressing or proceeding.
  2. noun A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
  3. noun A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).

Full definition of procession

Questions about the plural of procession

What is the plural of procession?
The plural of procession is processions.
Is procession countable?
Procession is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: procession (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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