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- Dictionaryrecess/rɪˈsɛs/
noun
- 1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest: "a table set into a recess"
- 2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended: "talks resumed after a month's recess"
verb
- 1. attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed: "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
- 2. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended: North American "the talks recessed at 2.15"
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Recess can mean a pause, a space, or a secret place. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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Recess can mean a temporary withdrawal from work, a space or part in a room or coast, or a break between classes. Learn more about the word history, usage, and related terms of recess.
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Recess is a break from doing something, like work or school. Almost everyone looks forward to taking a recess — even if you don't have access to monkey bars.
n. 1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented. 2. (often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind. 3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure.
