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Definition of: secession
(si·sesh′ən) noun
1. The act of seceding; withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious association.
2. Usually cap. U.S. The withdrawal of the Southern States from the Union in 1860–61. [<L secessio, -onis <secedere SECEDE]
—se·ces′sion·al adjective
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