abscission

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #754832

Meanings

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noun
The act or process of cutting off.

Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.

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Derived forms abscissional

Related forms absciseabscisicabscisinabscissin

Etymology

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

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