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/rɪsˈɛʃən/ /rˌisˈɛʃən/ Listen

Recession

noun

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

A small concavity. Synonyms: corner, niche, recess.

The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service. Synonym: recessional.

The act of ceding back. Synonym: ceding back.

The act of becoming more distant. Synonym: receding.

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... women and young men in Stokebridge who were as ready as ever to dance and to drink, and who were, perhaps, even gaudier in attire and more boisterous in manner than usual, as a protest against the recession of their juniors; for Stokebridge was divided into two very hostile camps, and, as was perhaps not unnatural, those over the age of the girls and lads at the night-schools resented the changes which had been made, and rebelled against the, as they ...

— Facing Death - The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines • G. A. Henty

... expedition into the country of the Iroquois. From 1617 to 1629 occupied chiefly in efforts to strengthen the colony at Quebec and promote trade on the lower St Lawrence. Taken a captive to London by Kirke in 1629 upon the surrender of Quebec, but after its recession to France returned (1633) and remained in Canada until his death, on Christmas Day 1635. Published several important narratives describing his explorations and adventures. An intrepid pioneer and the revered ...

— The Founder of New France - A Chronicle of Champlain • Charles W. Colby

... dell we found little homesteads embosomed in wild brush and vines wherever the recession of the hills left patches of arable ground. These secluded flats are settled mostly by Italians and Germans, who plant a few vegetables and grape-vines at odd times, while their main business is mining and prospecting. In spite of all ...

— The Mountains of California • John Muir

Words linked to "Recession" : concave shape, incurvation, concavity, procession, pharyngeal recess, ceding, economic condition, incurvature, cession, recede, withdrawal