se·ces·sion /sɪˈsɛʃən/
脫離,分離,南部11州的脫離
Se·ces·sion n.
1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
2. U.S. Hist. The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.
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secession
n 1: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the
French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: sezession]
2: the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in
1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
3: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: withdrawal]