RECESSIONAL
\ɹɪsˈɛʃənə͡l], \ɹɪsˈɛʃənəl], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n_əl]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
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A hymn sung as the choir or the clergyman leaves the chancel after service.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A hymn sung as the clergy and choir leave the chancel at the close of church service; organ music played at the close of a church service, or during the passing out of a procession, as at a wedding.
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Of or pertaining to withdrawal or retirement.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer