Secession

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of seceding.
  • n. The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860-1861, precipitating the U.S. Civil War.
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  • n. The act of seceding.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
  • n. The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of seceding or withdrawing; withdrawal; retirement; seclusion; detachment; separation.
  • n. Specifically, the act of seceding or withdrawing from a religious or political organization or association; formal withdrawal.
  • n. In Scottish eccles. hist., the separation from the Established Church of Scotland which originated in 1733; hence, the whole body of the members of the Secession Church (which see, below).
  • n. In United States history, the attempted withdrawal, in 1860–61, of eleven States from the Union. See Confederate States, under confederate.
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  • n. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
  • n. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
  • n. formal separation from an alliance or federation
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    separation    art movement    school    artistic movement   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    withdrawal    apostasy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hessian    accession    aggression    compression    concession   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disunion    nullification    emancipation    abolition    suffrage   
     
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