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recession

re·ces·sion

UK/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ US/ˌriˈsɛʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.
3.

the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

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4.

the act of ceding back

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5.

the act of becoming more distant

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • L-shaped recession
  • recession hair
  • recession pop
  • U-shaped recession
  • W-shaped recession

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