Definition of secession Secession
/sɪsɛˈʃʌn/ - [siseshun] - se•ces•sion
We found 10 definitions of secession from 6 different sources.
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What does secession mean?
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NounPlural: secessions |
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| secession - formal separation from an alliance or federation | ||
| withdrawal | ||
| separation the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||
| secession - an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s | ||
| sezession | ||
| school a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" | ||
| secession - the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War | ||
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Wiktionary 
- secession (Noun)
The act of seceding.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- secession (n.)
The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. - secession (n.)
The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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secession
The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity (a country), but also any organization, union or military alliance. -
secession
The withdrawal from the United Sates of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
Wikipedia 
- Secession usually means when part of one country breaks away, or leaves that country to start a new country. During the American Civil War, the South seceded from the United States.
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🔤- secession, noun, singular of secessions.
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