First Known Use: 1604
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secession
noun se·ces·sion \si-ˈse-shən\
: the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent
Full Definition of SECESSION
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
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Origin of SECESSION
Latin secession-, secessio, from secedere
Rhymes with SECESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression
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