pro·fu·sion
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pro|ces´sion|al|ly — pro|ces|sion|al «pruh SEHSH uh nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a procession: »Crowds…lining the processional route (Punch). 2. used or sung in a procession: »a processional hymn; ... the great processional elephant (B. M. Croker). –n. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
pro|ces|sion|al — «pruh SEHSH uh nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a procession: »Crowds…lining the processional route (Punch). 2. used or sung in a procession: »a processional hymn; ... the great processional elephant (B. M. Croker). –n. 1. processional music:… … Useful english dictionary
pro|lu|sion — «proh LOO zhuhn», noun. 1. a preliminary: »But why such long prolusion and display, Such turning and adjustment of the harp? (Robert Browning). 2. an introductory exercise, performance, essay, or the like: »All this tiresome prolusion is only to… … Useful english dictionary
pro|ces|sion|ar|y — «pruh SEHSH uh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. consisting of a formal or solemn procession. 2. forming and moving in a procession: »processionary caterpillars … Useful english dictionary
pro|ces|sion — «pruh SEHSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. something that moves forward; persons marching or riding: »a procession of ants. A funeral procession filled t street. SYNONYM(S): cortege. 2. an orderly moving forward: »We formed lines to march in procession … Useful english dictionary
pro|fes|sion|al|ly — «pruh FEHSH uh nuh lee, FEHSH nuh », adverb. 1. in a professional manner. 2. in professional matters; because of one s profession: »Do you wish to consult me professionally? (Mary E. Braddon) … Useful english dictionary
pro|fes|sion|al — «pruh FEHSH uh nuhl, FEHSH nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with a profession; appropriate to a profession: »Dr. Smith has a professional seriousness very unlike his ordinary joking manner. 2. engaged in a profession: »A lawyer … Useful english dictionary
pro|fes|sion — «pruh FEHSH uhn», noun. 1. an occupation requiring special education, such as law, medicine, teaching, or the ministry. 2. any calling or occupation by which a person habitually earns his living: »a librarian by profession, the acting profession … Useful english dictionary
pro|fu|sion — «pruh FYOO zhuhn», noun. 1. great abundance: »a certain fruit which grew in profusion there (Joseph Conrad). 2. extravagance; lavishness … Useful english dictionary
pro|gres|sion|al — «pruh GREHSH uh nuhl», adjective. having to do with progression, advance, or improvement: »... the progressional force of civilization (American Anthropologist) … Useful english dictionary
pro|gres|sion — «pruh GREHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act or process of moving forward; going ahead: »Creeping is a slow method of progression. 2. Mathematics. a series of numbers in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding… … Useful english dictionary
