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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   departure; decrease obsolete

   "So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways."

2. 2
   The reverse, or building up opposed to a recession.

Antonyms

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accession

Example

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"So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways."

Etymology

From Latin decessio, from decedere (“to depart”). See decease (noun).

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