Secession and Scission

Secession

Secession noun - The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War.
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Scission and secession are semantically related in partition topic. In some cases you can use "Scission" instead a noun "Secession".

Nearby Words: secede, secessionist

Scission

Scission noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.

Secession and scission are semantically related in partition topic. Sometimes you can use "Secession" instead a noun "Scission".
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