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decession

UK/dɪˈsɛʃən/

decession noun: departure; decrease.

Noun

decession (plural decessions)

  1. (obsolete) departure; decrease
    • So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways.1647, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy.
  2. The reverse, or building up opposed to a recession.

Antonyms of decession

Forms of decession

pluraldecessions

Origin of decession

From Latin decessio, from decedere (“to depart”). See decease (noun).

Questions about decession

What does decession mean?
Decession means departure; decrease.
What part of speech is decession?
Decession is a noun.
How do you pronounce decession?
Decession is pronounced /dɪˈsɛʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decession?
The plural of decession is decessions.

Words near decession in the dictionary

  1. decertifications
  2. decertified
  3. decertifies
  4. decertify
  5. decertifying
  6. decession
  7. decessions
  8. decessive
  9. decessives
  10. decet
  11. decets

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