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secession

Syllabification: (se·ces·sion)

Pronunciation: /səˈseSHən/

Translate secession | into Italian

Definition of secession

noun

the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state:the republics want secession from the union
(the Secession) historical the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
(the Secession)variant of Sezession.

Derivatives

secessional
secessionism
secessionist

Origin:

mid 16th century (denoting the withdrawal of plebeians from ancient Rome in order to compel the patricians to redress their grievances): from French sécession or Latin secessio(n-), from secedere 'go apart' (see secede)