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procession vs recession

recession vs procession

procession and recession both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
procession Yes No No No
recession Yes No No No
As nouns, recession is a hyponym of procession; that is, recession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than procession:
  • procession: the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
  • recession: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
Other hyponyms of procession include convoy, caravan, train, wagon train, cavalcade, march, motorcade, parade, cortege, recessional.
procession (noun) recession (noun)
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation the act of becoming more distant
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) the act of ceding back
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
a small concavity
the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
Difference between procession and recession

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