recession(noun) the act of becoming more distant
(noun) the act of ceding back
(noun) the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
(noun) a small concavity
(noun) the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
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