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retrocession

/ˌɹetɹəʊˈseʃən/reh-troh-SEH-shuhn
/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈsɛʃən/reh-troh-SEH-shuhn

Meaninga going back

Common meaning: a giving or moving back

‘backwards’ + ‘to go, move away’ → retrocession

Journey through time

  1. Latinretrocedere‘to go back’source
  2. Latinretrocessio‘a going back’source
  3. Englishretrocession‘a giving or moving back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cēdō ‘to go, move away’.

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Related words

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