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noun the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
noun a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
adjective of or relating to receding
originEtymology tree English recession Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English recessional From recession + -al.
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