secess

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noun

retirement; retreat; secession

OriginLatin secessus →
Scrabble 8
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteretirement; retreat; secession

    Silent Secesse, wast Solitude Deep searching thoughts often renew'd.

    1647, Henry More, A Platonick Song of the Soul

Origin

  1. Latinsecessus
  2. Englishsecess

From Latin secessus. See secede.

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APA

secess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secess

MLA

“secess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secess.

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