First Known Use: 1892
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precess
verb pre·cess \prē-ˈses, ˈprē-ˌ\
Definition of PRECESS
intransitive verb
: to progress with a movement of precession
transitive verb
: to cause to precess
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Origin of PRECESS
back-formation from precession
Rhymes with PRECESS
abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
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