Library / English Dictionary

PROCESSIONAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Religious music used in a procession

Synonyms:

processional; prosodion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("processional" is a kind of...):

church music; religious music (genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a procession

Example:

in good processional order

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Intended for use in a procession

Example:

processional cross

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)

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