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recessional

re·ces·sio·nal

uncommon
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to receding

noun

1.

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

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2.

a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

Origin

From recession + -al.

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