<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of seceding.</li><li>(Often initial capital letter) U.S. History: the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.</li><li>(Usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts: a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>