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recess

[ ri-ses, ree-ses ]

noun

  1. temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. a period of such withdrawal.
  3. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room.
  4. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
  5. recesses, a secluded or inner area or part:

    in the recesses of the palace.



verb (used with object)

  1. to place or set in a recess.
  2. to set or form as or like a recess; make a recess or recesses in:

    to recess a wall.

  3. to suspend or defer for a recess:

    to recess the Senate.

verb (used without object)

  1. to take a recess.

recess

noun

  1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented
  2. often plural a secluded or secret place

    recesses of the mind

  3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation
  4. anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure
  5. a break between classes at a school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to place or set (something) in a recess
  2. tr to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recess1

1510–20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part, equivalent to °ù±ð³¦Å§»å ( ere ) to recede 1 + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recess1

C16: from Latin recessus a retreat, from °ù±ð³¦Å§»åere to recede
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Example Sentences

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But a government source said it would be all but impossible to pass the law overturning the guidelines before Parliament's Easter recess.

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Eventually, he started playing pretend school with his dolls, walking them each morning through their routine: reading, recess, writing, lunch.

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The voice could grumble and soar, scraping the deepest recesses of evil and reaching the high-pitched cajoling of a championship schemer.

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Irranca-Davies said there were different ways it could be implemented, and promised to come back after recess "to scope up a little more about the timescale of the group".

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The Hansard Society, which aims to promote parliamentary democracy, called for backbench MPs to have greater control over what is debated and give the Speaker the power to summon MPs back during recesses in emergencies.

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