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excision

/ excision /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Type of:
pull pulling
Derived:
uproot extirpate deracinate root out eradicate
noun Sense 2
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
Type of:
banishment proscription
Derived:
excommunicate curse
noun Sense 3
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
"an editor''s deletions frequently upset young authors"
"both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
Type of:
editing redaction
Derived:
strike expunge excise delete cancel
noun Sense 4
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Type of:
operation surgery surgical operation
Kinds of:
adenoidectomy adrenalectomy suprarenalectomy appendectomy appendicectomy
Derived:
excise extirpate ablate
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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pull pulling banishment proscription editing redaction operation surgery surgical operation adenoidectomy adrenalectomy suprarenalectomy