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Definition of recess
2 : a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part
3a : indentation, cleft a deep recess in the hillb : alcove a recess lined with books
4 : a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation children playing at recess
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Examples of recess in a Sentence
The students play outside after lunch and at recess.
Do you have morning recess?
The Senate debates will continue after the August recess.
The Senate wanted to vote on the bill before recess.
Recent Examples of recess from the Web
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Congress is due to enter into recess on July 18, but this could be suspended.
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Republicans are expected to push to confirm Wray before the five-week summer recess begins in early August.
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It’s been tabled until after the recess, and President Trump isn’t exactly speaking up for it.
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Asked whether Cantwell will hold any town halls outside the Seattle area, her spokesman Bryan Watt said that’s likely — more of the events are in the works for the August congressional recess.
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Republican leaders want to finish these and other House bills before the August recess.
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From there the vote was scheduled quickly, taking place on the last day before the summer recess, and the start of campaigning in the fall.
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Washington called a recess and the board took a second vote, this time approving the layoffs, 5-2.
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A vote on the Senate's health care bill has been delayed until after the July 4 recess.
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Origin and Etymology of recess
Latin recessus, from recedere to recede
recess
Definition of recess
transitive verb
1 : to put into a recess recessed lighting
2 : to make a recess in
3 : to interrupt for a recess
intransitive verb
: to take a recess
Examples of recess in a Sentence
The trial recessed for the holidays.
The judge decided to recess the trial for the holidays.
Recent Examples of recess from the Web
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On Wednesday, the Republican leader of the New York State Senate, John Flanagan of Long Island, announced that lawmakers would recess this year without voting on the Child Victims Act, a bill that would extend the statute.
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The judge had recessed in order to read up on the case and the federal statutes, which Assistant US Attorney Michael Friedman had initially argued should be used to keep Moles behind bars.
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Now, there's recessed lighting in some rooms and beautiful hanging light fixtures decorate others.
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This perhaps accounts for the smothered, recessed diction.
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But a key Capitol Hill aide, requiring anonymity because the aide wasn’t authorized to discuss the information publicly, said the Trump administration has urged GOP leaders to act before Congress recesses for its annual August vacation.
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A concrete staircase, interior stone and recessed lighting replace a flashier look.
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Greer's apology came after the House recessed for three hours and met privately in groups.
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After the committee hearing recessed, several Texas city and county leaders held a press conference at the Capitol and opposed the bill.
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First Known Use of recess
1809
RECESS Defined for English Language Learners
recess
playDefinition of recess for English Language Learners
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: a short period of time during the school day when children can play
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: a usually brief period of time during which regular activity in a court of law or in a government stops
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: a dark, hidden place or part
recess
Definition of recess for English Language Learners
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: to stop regular activity in a court of law or in a government for a usually short period of time
RECESS Defined for Kids
Definition of recess for Students
1 : a brief period for relaxation between work periods The students play ball at recess.
2 : a secret or hidden place The droplets of water came from somewhere high up in the dark recesses of the roof … — Brian Jacques, Redwall
3 : a hollow cut or built into a surface (as a wall) The room has a recess lined with books.
4 : a brief time off from the activity of a court
Definition of recess for Students
recessed
;recessing
1 : to put into a hollow space The light fixture was recessed into the ceiling.
2 : to interrupt for or take a brief time off
Medical Dictionary
Law Dictionary
recess
playLegal Definition of recess
: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session
recess
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