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

Part of speech: NOUN

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

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪˈseʃən/

Korean meaning: 연방이나 단체에서 공식적으로 탈퇴하는 행위, 특히 정치적 독립이나 분리

Korean pronunciation: 시**세**션

Example Sentences

  • The teenager threatened secession from the family dinner table after being served broccoli for the third night in a row.
  • Brexit was essentially the UK's secession from the European Union.
  • My cat's secession from the household lasted exactly five minutes until dinnertime.

secession

NOUN

//sɪˈseʃən//

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

secession concept
💡 Concept

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

secession rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From heated session to secession procession

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɪˈseʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/sɪˈseʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixse--
Rootced
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어 'secessio'에서 유래했으며, '떨어져 나가다'라는 의미의 'secedere'에서 파생되었습니다. 고대 로마에서 평민들이 정치적 항의로 도시를 떠나는 행위를 가리켰습니다.

🎵Rhyme

sessionprocessionrecessionconfession
session
procession
recession
confession

🔗Collocations

political secession
threaten secession
secession movement
prevent secession
declare secession
legal secession
secession crisis

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teenager threatened secession from the family dinner table after being served broccoli for the third night in a row.

Brexit was essentially the UK's secession from the European Union.

😄 Fun example

My cat's secession from the household lasted exactly five minutes until dinnertime.

The state's secession attempt was deemed unconstitutional by the federal court.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

separationwithdrawalbreakawayindependencesplit

Antonyms

unionmergerintegration

Related

secedesecessionistautonomysovereigntyfederation

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