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   Re·ces·sion

   /rəˈseSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters: "the country is in the depths of a recession"
   • 2. the action of receding; motion away from an observer.

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting a temporary suspension of work or activity): from Latin recessio(n-), from recess- ‘gone back’, from the verb recedere (see recede).

   Derivatives

   • 1. recessionary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • R

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   • E

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   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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