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antisecession

antisecession adjective: opposing or preventing secession.

Adjective

antisecession (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or preventing secession.
    • Three years ago, China’s congress adopted an antisecession law threatening to use military force against Taiwan if it declared independence, using fen lie for secession, or splittism.2008 April 27, William Safire, “Superdel”, in New York Times

Origin of antisecession

From anti- + secession.

Questions about antisecession

What does antisecession mean?
Antisecession means opposing or preventing secession.
What part of speech is antisecession?
Antisecession is an adjective.

Words near antisecession in the dictionary

  1. antiscurvy
  2. antisealing
  3. antiseborrheic
  4. antiseborrhoeic
  5. antiseborrhoic
  6. antisecession
  7. antisecrecy
  8. antisecretories
  9. antisecretory
  10. antisecular
  11. antisecurity

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