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Revision as of 12:15, 19 April 2010
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1929, from (deprecated template usage) recess + -ion < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) recessus < (deprecated template usage) recessum, the past participle of (deprecated template usage) recedere < (deprecated template usage) re- + (deprecated template usage) cedere
Noun
recession (plural recessions)
- The act or an instance of receding
- A period of reduced economic activity
- Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
Synonyms
- (receding) withdrawal
- (ceremonial) return procession
Antonyms
- (period of reduced economic activity): boom
Derived terms
Translations
act or an instance of receding
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a period of reduced economic activity
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the ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service
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