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recessional

recessional adjective: of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.

Adjective

recessional (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.
    • A recessional hymn is sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

Noun

recessional (plural recessionals)

  1. Music played during a church recession.

Forms of recessional

pluralrecessionals

Origin of recessional

From recession + -al.

Questions about recessional

What does recessional mean?
Recessional means of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.
What part of speech is recessional?
Recessional can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near recessional in the dictionary

  1. recesses
  2. recessing
  3. recession
  4. recession hair
  5. recession pop
  6. recessional
  7. recessionals
  8. recessionarily
  9. recessionary
  10. recessionist
  11. recessionista

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