abscission C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #754832 Meanings 1 noun The act or process of cutting off. Not to be cured without the abscission of a member. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms abscissional Related forms absciseabscisicabscisinabscissin Etymology From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”). Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # abscission **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 754832 ## Meanings 1. The act or process of cutting off. ## Examples - Not to be cured without the abscission of a member. ## Derived Forms - abscissional ## Related Forms - abscise - abscisic - abscisin - abscissin ## Etymology From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”). ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown