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cortege

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɔɹˈtɛʒ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹ.tɛʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AO0 R T EH1 ZH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the group following and attending to some important person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retinue, suite, entourage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gathering, assemblage

Narrower terms: court, royal court

3

noun

Meaning 3

a funeral procession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: procession

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cortège.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَوْكِب (mawkib) — a ceremonial procession
  • Bulgarian: кортеж (kortež) — a ceremonial procession
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遊行隊伍 /游行队伍 (yóuxíng duìwǔ) — a ceremonial procession
  • Czech: průvod — a ceremonial procession
  • Finnish: kulkue — a ceremonial procession
  • French: cortège — a ceremonial procession
  • Macedonian: по́ворка (póvorka) — a ceremonial procession
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kortesje — a ceremonial procession
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kortesje — a ceremonial procession
  • Russian: корте́ж (kortɛ́ž) — a ceremonial procession
  • Spanish: cortejo — a ceremonial procession
  • Swedish: kortege — a ceremonial procession
  • Swedish: tåg — a ceremonial procession