Etymology

recession

re·ces·sion
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Today it means: The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. Full definition →

Latin recessiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrecessiō
  2. English todayrecession

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”). By surface analysis, recess + -ion.

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