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Secession

Secession

1 9.9
An Austrian art and building style from around 1900 like Art Nouveau
  • noun
  • /sɪˈsɛʃən/
: Secesión
  • South Carolina's Declaration of Secession is noteworthy among the declarations of the seceding states for the following reasons:
  • Dresden Secession

Examples

  • The slogan of the Artists' Secession is written on its footrest.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The Vienna Secession movement emphasized organic forms and decorative arts in its architecture.

  • The fiaker stops in front of the Secession Hall.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Artists associated with the Secession sought to break free from academic norms and embrace new aesthetics.

  • The Secession was characterized by its intricate designs and the use of natural motifs in various art forms.

Synonyms

Sezession
vsSecession
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An Austrian art and building design movement around 1890 with decorative modern style

spans late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries rather than only the 1890s

Surface Forms

Secession singular
Secessions plural

Morphology

Secession = secede (semi-transparent) = secede + ion

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'secede' with the productive suffix '-ion', giving the act or process of seceding.

Etymology

Secession comes from the Latin parts se- 'apart' and cedere 'to go'. The Austrian artists called their group the Secession because they left the old art groups to make new, decorative work, so the name shows their break from tradition.