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Secession vs Decession - What's the difference?

secession | decession |

As nouns the difference between secession and decession

is that secession is secession while decession is (obsolete) departure; decrease.

secession

English

Noun

(wikipedia secession) (en noun)
  • The act of seceding.

    • Usage notes

    A common example of usage is the withdrawal of 11 Southern states of the United States of America from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war

    Related terms

    * secessionist

    decession

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) departure; decrease
    • (Jeremy Taylor)

    Antonyms

    * accession (Webster 1913)