secession
/sɪ'sɛʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s.
2
Formal separation from an alliance or federation.
3
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War.
WORD FORMS
Related formsecede
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinecessionsay
Starts & ends withS … N
Syllablesse · ces · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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