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Precession   /prisˈɛʃən/   Listen
Precession

noun
1.
The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone.
2.
The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony).  Synonyms: precedence, precedency.



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