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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("recessional" is a kind of...):
anthem; hymn (a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))
Derivation:
recessional (of or relating to receding)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
Synonyms:
recession; recessional
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("recessional" is a kind of...):
procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)
Derivation:
recessional (of or relating to receding)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to receding
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
recession (the act of becoming more distant)
Derivation:
recession (the act of becoming more distant)
recessional (a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw)
recessional (the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service)
