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Secession - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Secession : (noun)
1: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the
French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: sezession]
2: the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in
1860 which precipitated the American Civil War [syn: Secession]
3: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: withdrawal]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Secession : \Se*ces"sion\, n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s['e]cession.
See Secede.]
1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or
association with others, as in a religious or political
organization; withdrawal.
2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national
Union.
Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Secession |
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joshuasuh: @digimill http://www.Secession.at/e.html 그리고..... |
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amanbatheja: Kilgore says he's out b/c Secession needs to be a local issue. "I did not quit the fight. I am redeploying troops." |
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yemenwire: Why southern Yemen is pushing for Secession - Christian Science Monitor: BBC NewsWhy southern Yemen is pushing for ... http://bit.ly/5Yys7D |
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