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Sezession

Syllabification: (Se·zes·sion)
Pronunciation: /ˌzetˌsesēˈōn/
(also Secession)
Definition of Sezession

noun

(the Sezession)
  • a radical movement involving groups of avant-garde German and Austrian artists who, from 1892, organized exhibitions independently of the traditional academies. The Vienna Secession founded by Gustav Klimt in 1897 helped to launch the Jugendstil.

Origin:

German, literally 'secession'

Sezession in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sezession in the British & World English dictionary