recessional Syllabification: (re·ces·sion·al)Pronunciation: /riˈseSHənl, riˈseSHnəl/Definition of recessional adjective of or relating to an economic recession:recessional times chiefly Astronomy relating to or denoting motion away from the observer. Geology (of a moraine or other deposit) left during a pause in the retreat of a glacier or ice sheet. noun a hymn sung while the clergy and choir process out of church at the end of a service. Compare with processional.recessional in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of recessional in the British & World English dictionary
