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secess

secess noun: retirement; retreat; secession.

Noun

secess

  1. (obsolete) retirement; retreat; secession
    • Silent Secesse, wast Solitude Deep searching thoughts often renew'd.1647, Henry More, A Platonick Song of the Soul

Origin of secess

From Latin secessus. See secede.

Questions about secess

What does secess mean?
Secess means retirement; retreat; secession.
What part of speech is secess?
Secess is a noun.

Words near secess in the dictionary

  1. secerns
  2. secesh
  3. secesher
  4. seceshers
  5. seceshes
  6. secess
  7. secession
  8. secession war
  9. secession wars
  10. Secession Winter
  11. secessional

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