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processionary

processionary adjective: of, pertaining to, or used in a procession.

processionary: of, pertaining to, or used in a procession
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Adjective

processionary (comparative more processionary, superlative most processionary)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or used in a procession

Noun

processionary (plural processionaries)

  1. Any of several moths or caterpillars of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae

Forms of processionary

Adjective
comparativemore processionary
superlativemost processionary
Noun
pluralprocessionaries

Origin of processionary

From procession + -ary.

Words formed from processionary

Phrases with processionary

Questions about processionary

What does processionary mean?
Processionary means of, pertaining to, or used in a procession.
What part of speech is processionary?
Processionary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near processionary in the dictionary

  1. processionalist
  2. processionalists
  3. processionally
  4. processionals
  5. processionaries
  6. processionary
  7. processionary caterpillar
  8. processionary caterpillars
  9. processioned
  10. processioner
  11. processioners

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