Definition of recessional
: of or relating to a withdrawal
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A family member, Andrew Fund, played cello for recessional music.
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After the recessional to the south side of the cathedral, all are welcome to enjoy entertainment by the Saint Andrew’s Society Pipes and Drums and Highland dancers.
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First Known Use of recessional
1867
Definition of recessional
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: a hymn or musical piece at the conclusion of a service or program
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: 1recession 2
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Their recessional was the throne-room theme from A New Hope.
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With regard to the American 21st century, Gaddis’s favorite novelists and philosophers perhaps argue against both optional intercessions abroad and moralistic lead-from-behind recessionals.
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Those were just suggestions for the processional, unity ceremony and recessional.
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First Known Use of recessional
1867
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