Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recessional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
re-ces-sion-al
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

Music played during a church recession.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology 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.

Inflected Forms

recessionals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

processional

Synonyms

recession

Questions

What does recessional mean?
Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.
Where does recessional come from?
Etymology 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.

How to pronounce recessional

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