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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•ces•sion•ist (si sesh′ə nist),USA pronunciation n. - American Historya person who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right.
adj. - American Historyof or pertaining to secession or secessionists.
- secession + -ist 1850–55, American.
se•ces′sion•ism, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•ces•sion /sɪˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- an act or instance of seceding.
se•ces•sion•ist, n. [countable]See -cede-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•ces•sion (si sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of seceding.
- American History(often cap.) [U.S. Hist.]the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
- Fine Art(usually cap.) a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
- Latin sēcessiōn- (stem of sēcessiō) withdrawal, equivalent. to sēcess(us) (past participle of sēcēdere to secede; see cession) + -iōn- -ion
- 1525–35
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