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precession

pre·ces·sion

US/priˈsɛʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

2.

the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

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Origin

From Middle English precessioun, precession, from Medieval Latin prēcessiōn-, prēcessio, from Latin praecēdō.

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