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Meaning of 'excision' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excision [ n.]
- The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction.
- The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.
- The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument.

Meaning of 'excision' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excision [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Example in sentence:
  • an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors;
  • both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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