Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recessionary

/ɹisˈɛʃənˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: re-ces-sion-ary
IPA: /ɹisˈɛʃənˌɛɹi/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a recession.

Example Sentences

"This article develops the idea of resilience and examines its usefulness as an aid to understanding the reaction of regional economies to major recessionary shocks."

Etymology

Etymology tree English recession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English recessionary From recession + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more recessionary (comparative) most recessionary (superlative)

Derived Forms

antirecessionary nonrecessionary prerecessionary recessionarily

Synonyms

recessive

Rhymes With

discretionary concessionary

Questions

How do you pronounce recessionary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹisˈɛʃənˌɛɹi/.
What does recessionary mean?: Of or relating to a recession.
Where does recessionary come from?: Etymology tree English recession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English recessionary From recession + -ary.

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