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excision

ex·ci·sion

UK/ɪkˈsɪʒən/ US/ɪˈksɪʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

  • “an editor”
  • “;”
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3.

the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society

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4.

the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

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Origin

From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).

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