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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | |
| Synonyms: | extirpation deracination | |
| Related terms: | pull uproot | |
| 2. | [ noun ] 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 | |
| Synonyms: | excommunication | |
| Related terms: | banishment excommunicate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | |
| Synonyms: | cut deletion | |
| Examples: | "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors" "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" |
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| Related terms: | editing strike | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) surgical removal of a body part or tissue | |
| Synonyms: | ablation cutting_out extirpation | |
| Related terms: | operation adenoidectomy adrenalectomy lithotomy embolectomy mastoidectomy laminectomy cholecystectomy pneumonectomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy meniscectomy hysterectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy laryngectomy appendectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy ennervation hypophysectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy pancreatectomy clitoridectomy endarterectomy orchidectomy excise | |
| Similar spelling: |
exciseman exigent |
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