US /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/
noun Freq #754832

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act or process of cutting off.

    Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.

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Word family
Derived forms abscissional
Related forms absciseabscisicabscisinabscissin

Etymology

From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”).

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