Lexicon: secede – section

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secede (-d), v. [L. 'to withdraw, to go'.]

Depart; exit; recede; withdraw formally from fellowship; [fig.] die; retreat by death.

secession, n. [L. 'action of secede'.]

Departure; act of leaving; [fig.] death.

second, adj. [Fr. < L. 'following'.] (webplay: first, time).

  1. Next in order of time or position.
  2. Lesser; inferior.
  3. Resurrected; transfigured; glorious.

second (-s, -'s), n. [Fr. < L. 'next, to follow'.] (webplay: time).

  1. 1/60th of a minute; an instant or moment.
  2. The one following the first.

secondary, adj. [L. 'of the second class or quality'.]

Inferior.

secrecy, n. [see secret, adj.]

Privacy; confidence; trust.

secret, adj. [Fr. < L. 'to separate, to divide off'.] (webplay: place).

Private; solitary; hidden; removed from view.

secret (-s), n. [see secret, adj.]

  1. Mystery; undiscovered thing; unknown fact; unspoken message.
  2. Something deliberately hidden or concealed.

secrete (-d, -ing), v. [L. 'to separate'.]

Hide; conceal.

section, n. [Fr. < L. 'to cut'.]

Domain; realm; sphere; area separated from its surroundings due to its distinct character.