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Definitions for Secession
[1] an act or instance of seceding.
[2] (often initial capital letter ) U.S. History . the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
[3] (usually initial capital letter ) Fine Arts . a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
[4] the act of seceding
[5] (often capital) mainly US the withdrawal in 1860–61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War
Words related to Secession
breakup, separation, breakaway, division, defection, rift, disunion, schism, dissension, split, rupture, parting, exiting
Words nearby Secession
secchi disk, secco, secede, secern, secernentasida, secession, secessionist, sech, sechenov, seckel, seckel syndrome
Origin of Secession
1525–35; < Latin sēcessiōn- (stem of sēcessiō ) withdrawal, equivalent to sēcess(us ) (past participle of sēcēdere to secede; see cession) + -iōn- -ion
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Other words from Secession
se·ces·sion·al , adjective
non·se·ces·sion , noun
non·se·ces·sion·al , adjective
Word origin for Secession
C17: from Latin sēcessiō a withdrawing, from sēcēdere to secede
Synonyms for Secession
breakaway, breakup, separation, defection, dissension, disunion, division, parting, rift, rupture, schism, split, disaffiliation, exiting, splinter group