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excision n. [
deletion, cut] 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"
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excision n. [
ablation, extirpation, cutting out] surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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excision n. [
excommunication] the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
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excision n. [
extirpation, deracination] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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