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  1. retrocessionnoun

    The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.

  2. retrocessionnoun

    The return of land, etc. that was previously ceded.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Retrocessionnoun

    The act of going back.

    Etymology: retrocessum, Lat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Retrocessionnoun

    the act of retroceding

  2. Retrocessionnoun

    the state of being retroceded, or granted back

  3. Retrocessionnoun

    metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. rtrocession. See Retrocede.]

Entomology

  1. Retrocession

    the going or moving backward.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of retrocession in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of retrocession in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of retrocession in a Sentence

  1. Muriel Bowser:

    DC voters have already said loud and clear that we do not want retrocession, we want statehood.

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