excision
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excision Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
surgical
removal
of
a
body
part
or
tissue
(n)
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
(n)
the
act
of
pulling
up
or
out
;
uprooting
;
cutting
off
from
existence
excision Synonyms
ablation
cut
cutting out
deletion
deracination
excision
excommunication
extirpation
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