pro·ces·sion (prə-sĕsh'ən)
n.

1. The act of moving along or forward; progression.
2. Origination; emanation; rise.
3. 1. A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.
   2. The movement of such a group.
4. An orderly succession: the procession of the seasons.

intr.v., -sioned, -sion·ing, -sions.
To form or go in a procession.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin prōcessiō, prōcessiōn-, from Latin, an advance, from prōcessus, past participle of prōcēdere, to advance. See proceed.]

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