recess
noun
/ɹiˈsɛs/
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/ɹəˈsɛs/
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/ɹɪˈsɛs/
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/ˈɹiˌsɛs/
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/ˈɹiːsɛs/
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- (Australia, Britain, North America, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation.
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pause,
récré,
récréation
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- (countable, historical) A decree or resolution of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire or the Hanseatic League.
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recès
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- (countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.
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recès,
vacances
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- (government) A period of time when the proceedings of a committee, court of law, parliament, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
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vacance
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- (countable) A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
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vacances
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recession
noun
/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/
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- (economics) A period of reduced economic activity
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récession
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recessive
adjective
/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/
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- (genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
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récessif
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