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- Dictionaryrecess/rɪˈsɛs/
noun
- 1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest: "a table set into a recess"
- 2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended: "talks resumed after a month's recess"
verb
- 1. attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed: "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
- 2. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended: North American "the talks recessed at 2.15"
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a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]
The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.
Recess is a break from doing something, like work or school. Almost everyone looks forward to taking a recess — even if you don't have access to monkey bars. Recess comes from the Latin word recessus, meaning "a going back, retreat."
a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]
A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. The conference broke for a recess. Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
recess. noun. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when the members of a parliament, committee, etc. do not meet. Parliament went into its long summer recess. in recess The court is in recess until October. Extra Examples.
noun. temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. Synonyms: vacation, break, rest, respite. a period of such withdrawal. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room.
recess. noun. /ˈrisɛs/ , /rɪˈsɛs/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when a group of people who make laws, the members of a committee, etc. do not meet Congress went into its summer recess.
a time in the day or in the year when a parliament or law court is not working: a parliamentary / congressional recess. The court is in recess for thirty minutes. recess noun (SCHOOL) a period of free time between classes at school: At recess the boys would fight. recess noun (WALL)
n. 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) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure.
