 secession |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War | |
| Related terms: | separation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (fine art) an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s | |
| Synonyms: | sezession | |
| Related terms: | school artistic_movement | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) formal separation from an alliance or federation | |
| Synonyms: | withdrawal | |
| Related terms: | separation breakaway retire | |
| Similar spelling: |
sezession secessionist secessionism succession |
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