secession
pronunciation
How to pronounce secession in British English:
UK [sɪˈseʃn]
How to pronounce secession in American English:
US [sɪˈsɛʃən]
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- Noun:
- an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
Word Origin
- secession (n.)
- 1530s, from Latin secessionem (nominative secessio) "a withdrawal, separation; political withdrawal, insurrection, schism," noun of action from past participle stem of secedere "secede," from se- "apart" (see secret) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Originally in a Roman historical context, "temporary migration of plebeians from the city to compel patricians to address their grievances;" modern use in reference to religious or political unions dates from 1650s.
Example
- 1. The attempted secession of ingushetia from the russian federation ?
- 2. Its agreed secession would not be unprecedented .
- 3. Yemen is complicated by the prospect of secession in the south ; iran by the failed uprising in 2009 .
- 4. Mr odinga has made no call for secession ; he says he is still committed to a united kenya .
- 5. Some worry that this marks a first step in the secession of the county 's rich , mostly white north from its poorer , mostly black south .