[rɪˈsiːdɪŋ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- moving back or further away from a previous position
(e.g: receding waters exposed the extent of devastation)

- (of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead
(e.g: he inherited his father's receding hairline)

- (of a facial feature) sloping backwards
(e.g: a slightly receding chin)


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