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Circumcision

cir·cum·ci·sion

UK/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/ US/ˌsɜrkʌˈmsɪʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

3.

the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

Origin

From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiōn-, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.

Phrases

  • female circumcision
  • male circumcision
  • pharaonic circumcision

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