ˈkɔɹnɚ ˈkɔːnə(ɹ) nɪt͡ʃ ˈɹiː.sɛs ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩ the act of becoming more distant the act of ceding back the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service a small concavity the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year