单词 | secession |
释义 | secession —secessional, adj. /si sesh"euhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of seceding. 2. (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. 3. (usually cap.) Fine Arts. a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau. [1525-35; < L secession- (s. of secessio) withdrawal, equiv. to secess(us) (ptp. of secedere to SECEDE; see CESSION) + -ion- -ION] |
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