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scission

scis·sion

UK/ˈsɪ.ʒən/ US/ˈsɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

Origin

Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.

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