re|ces|sion

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 business reduction, shorter and less extreme than a depression: »

When the country entered the 1949 recession, many analysts again warned business to batten down the hatches (Newsweek).

╂[< Latin recessiō, -ōnis < recēdere; see etym. under recede (Cf. ↑recede)]
re|ces|sion2 «rih SEHSH uhn», noun.
the act of ceding back to a former owner.
╂[< re- + cession]

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  • suc|ces´sion|al|ly — suc|ces|sion|al «suhk SEHSH uh nuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with succession. 2. following or occurring in succession. 3. passing by succession or descent. –suc|ces´sion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ac|ces|sion — «ak SEHSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of attaining to a right, office, or station; attainment: »The king s death was followed by the prince s accession to the throne. 2. a) an increase; addition: »The accession of 40 new pupils overcrowded… …   Useful english dictionary

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