secession
The act of secedingThe act of seceding.
» Secession is not the only political tool available to the state.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of seceding.
That year, secession was enacted on account of unreasonable policies.
Sezession, Abspaltung
отделе́ниеotdelénije, сеце́ссияsecéssija
відді́ленняviddílennja, сеце́сіяsecésija
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
- an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
Examples
3 sentencesSecession is not the only political tool available to the state.
Secession will only mean war with the country you no longer belong to.
Secession was the means by which the southern states hoped to achieve their goal of preserving slavery.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin sēcessiō (“a withdrawing”).From Latin sēcessiō (“a withdrawing”).
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Forms
plural: secessions| Singular | secession |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- formal separation from an alliance or federation:withdrawal
- an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s:sezession
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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