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Recession

//ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩// noun

Noun

1
The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. countable, uncountable
"[…]that light may break forth from the deepest enclosures of darkness, and mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice, and grace may triumph upon the ruin of sin, and God may be glorified in the miracles of our conversion, and the wonders of our preservation and glories of our being saved."
2
the act of becoming more distant wordnet
3
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age. countable, uncountable
"Eastward in Bosnia, while the central European clime prevails, the thermic gradient does not follow the recession in the north latitude, but the elevation of the terrain."
4
the act of ceding back wordnet
5
A period of reduced economic activity. countable, uncountable
"Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters."

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the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service wordnet
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The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. countable, uncountable
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a small concavity wordnet
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The act of ceding something back. countable, uncountable
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the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year wordnet
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A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly. countable, uncountable
"Bilateral medial rectus muscle recession when angle is stable. Controversy exists regarding optimal timing of surgery. If greater than 40 prism diopter esotropia, some recommend bimedial recession with resection of one lateral rectus muscle."

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”). By surface analysis, recess + -ion.

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