Words · Familiar
excision
/ɪkˈsɪʒən/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- noun
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
- noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence