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Added 9 October 2026

recession

/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ noun

Latin root: recessiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recession at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”). By surface analysis, recess + -ion.

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