First Known Use: 1879
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precession
noun pre·ces·sion \prē-ˈse-shən\
Definition of PRECESSION
: a comparatively slow gyration of the rotation axis of a spinning body about another line intersecting it so as to describe a cone
— pre·ces·sion·al \-ˈsesh-nəl, -ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective
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Origin of PRECESSION
New Latin praecession-, praecessio, from Medieval Latin, act of preceding, from Latin praecedere to precede
Rhymes with PRECESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression
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