English dictionary

secession

/s/I/'s/E//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

noun.group

Synonyms sezession

Source: WordNet 3.0
the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
formal separation from an alliance or federation

noun.act

Synonyms withdrawal

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

noun

Source: webster1913