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recessional
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun recessional has 2 senses
- recessional(n = noun.group) recession - the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; Array is a kind of procession
- recessional(n = noun.communication) Array - a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw; Array is a kind of anthem, hymn
Derived form adjective recessional1
Derived form adjective recessional1
Adjective recessional has 1 sense
- recessional(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to receding; Array Derived forms noun recession5, noun recessional2, noun recessional1
CIDE DICTIONARY
recessional, a.
Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal. [1913 Webster]
recessional, n.
a hymn or other piece of music sung or played while a church congregation is leaving a service, or a choir is returning to the cloak room; a recessional hymn . [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
recessional, adj. & n.
--adj. sung while the clergy and choir withdraw after a service.
--n. a recessional hymn.
--adj. sung while the clergy and choir withdraw after a service.
--n. a recessional hymn.
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