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Noun
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(n)
recession
(the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year)
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(n)
recess
,
recession
,
niche
,
corner
(a small concavity)
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(n)
concave shape
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concavity
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incurvation
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incurvature
(a shape that curves or bends inward)
S:
(n)
solid
(a three-dimensional shape)
S:
(n)
shape
,
form
(the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
"geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
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(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
recession
,
recessional
(the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service)
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S:
(n)
recession
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ceding back
(the act of ceding back)
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(n)
receding
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recession
(the act of becoming more distant)