MEANING
A hymn or piece of music accompanying departure from a service or ceremony.
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- recessional hymn
- organ recessional
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The organ recessional began as the first figures turned toward the aisle.
A recessional hymn followed the coffin beyond the outer door.
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- recessional
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular recessional; plural recessionals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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