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1
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
- the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent
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2
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way
- the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks
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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of cortege was in 1648
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