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ceding — noun the act of ceding • Syn: ↑cession • Derivationally related forms: ↑cede (for: ↑cession) • Hypernyms: ↑relinquishment, ↑relinquishing … Useful english dictionary
retrocession — I. ˈseshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin retrocession , retrocessio, from Latin retrocessus (past participle of retrocedere to go back, go backward) + ion , io ion 1. : the act or process of retroceding : recession 2 … Useful english dictionary
retrocession — ret·ro·ces·sion / re trə ˌse shən/ n [French rétrocession, from Medieval Latin retrocessio retreat, from Late Latin, act of going back, from Latin retrocedere to go back] 1: the return of title to property to its former or true owner; specif in… … Law dictionary
recession — recession1 [ri sesh′ən] n. [L recessio < pp. of recedere: see RECEDE1] 1. a going back or receding; withdrawal 2. a procession leaving a place of assembly 3. a receding part, as of a wall 4. Econ. a temporary falling off of business activity… … English World dictionary
ret|ro|ces|sion — re|tro|ces|sion1 «REHT ruh SEHSH uhn», noun. the act of going back. ret|ro|ces|sion2 «REHT ruh SEHSH uhn», noun. the act of ceding back … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|ces|sive — ret|ro|ces|sive1 «REHT ruh SEHS ihv», adjective. going back. ret|ro|ces|sive2 «REHT ruh SEHS ihv», adjective. ceding back … Useful english dictionary
Recession — Re*ces sion, n. [Pref. re + cession.] The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recession — I. noun Date: circa 1652 1. the act or action of receding ; withdrawal 2. a departing procession (as of clergy and choir at the end of a church service) 3. a period of reduced economic activity • recessionary adjective II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
re|ces|sion — re|ces|sion1 «rih SEHSH uhn», noun. 1. the action or fact of going backward; moving backward. 2. the action or fact of sloping backward. 3. withdrawal, as of the minister and choir after the service in some churches. 4. a period of temporary… … Useful english dictionary
Timeline of Cherokee removal — A timeline of events leading up to and extending away from the Treaty of New Echota from the time of first contact to the treaty of reunion after the American Civil War.1540 – Members of DeSoto’s party become the first Europeans to encounter the… … Wikipedia
