secession

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /sɪˈsɛʃən/ UK /sɪˈsɛʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

The southern states' secession from the Union led to civil war.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the action of withdrawing... withdrawal separationbreakawaysplitdisaffiliation

Opposites

union accession merger unification

Etymology

secession (Modern English, 'formal withdrawal from a body'); from Latin _secessio_ ('a withdrawal, going apart'), from _secedere_ ('to go apart'), from _se-_ ('apart') plus _cedere_ ('to go').

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# secession

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈsɛʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈsɛʃən/

## Meanings
1. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

## Examples
- The southern states' secession from the Union led to civil war.

## Synonyms
- withdrawal
- separation
- breakaway
- split
- disaffiliation

## Antonyms
- union
- accession
- merger
- unification

## Etymology
secession (Modern English, 'formal withdrawal from a body'); from Latin _secessio_ ('a withdrawal, going apart'), from _secedere_ ('to go apart'), from _se-_ ('apart') plus _cedere_ ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Secession is a Modern English word meaning 'formal withdrawal from a body', from Latin secessio ('a withdrawal, going apart'), from secedere ('to go apart'), from se- ('apart') plus cedere ('to go'). In current use it is a noun meaning "the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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