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Definition of Recession

1. Noun. The state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year.

2. Noun. A small concavity.

3. Noun. The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service.

4. Noun. The act of ceding back.

5. Noun. The act of becoming more distant.

Definition of Recession

1. n. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

2. n. The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.

Definition of Recession

1. Noun. The act or an instance of receding ¹

2. Noun. A period of reduced economic activity ¹

3. Noun. The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recession

1. cession [n -S] - See also: cession

Medical Definition of Recession

1. A withdrawal or retreating. See: retraction. Origin: L. Recessio (see recessus) (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recession

receptosomes receptour recepts recertification recertifications recertified recertifies recertify recertifying recess

recess appointment recess appointments recessed recesses recessing recession (current term) recessional recessional march recessionals recessionary

recessionista recessionistas recessionlike recessionproof recessions recessitivity recessive recessive character recessive gene recessive inheritance

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