secession

/sɪsˈɛʃʌn/

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Noun
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
Noun
the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
Noun
formal separation from an alliance or federation

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