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excision
noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- XCISIO
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪkˈsɪʒən
Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
noun
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
“an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”
In context
Example Sentences
an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
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