Secession (Noun)
Meaning 1
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 3
Formal separation from an alliance or federation.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.