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Tier vs Procession - What's the difference?

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Tier is a related term of procession.


As nouns the difference between tier and procession

is that tier is animal while procession is the act of progressing or proceeding.

As a verb procession is

to take part in a procession.

tier

English

Etymology 1

(tie)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who ties (knots, etc).
  • Something that ties.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To arrange in layers.
  • To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

    • Anagrams

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    procession

    English

    (wikipedia procession)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of progressing or proceeding.
    • (Bishop Pearson)
  • * Trench
    • That the procession of their life might be / More equable, majestic, pure, and free.
  • A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
    • a procession''' of mourners; the Lord Mayor's '''procession
  • * Shakespeare
    • the townsmen on procession
  • A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  • (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
    • (Shipley)

    Derived terms

    * proceed * process * processional

    Related terms

    * procedure

    See also

    * march-past * fly-past * cavalcade * motorcade * -cade * cortege * parade

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a procession
  • (dated) To honour with a procession.
  • (transitive, legal, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
  • * Burrill
    • To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.

    Synonyms

    * process

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