secession
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Noun (3)
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil WarInstance of separation
- an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890sSynonyms: sezessionType of school, artistic movement
- formal separation from an alliance or federationSynonyms: withdrawalType of separationKinds breakaway, breaking away
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Se·ces′sion (sē-sĕsh′ŭn), noun
Origin: L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede.
1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
2. U.S. Hist. The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54