excision

Meanings

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;
• "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
• surgical removal of a body part or tissue
• 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
• the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
• EXCISION n pl. -S the act of excising

Synonyms

• deletion
• cut
• ablation
• extirpation
• cutting out
• excommunication
• deracination

Scrabble Score: 17

excision is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

excision is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

excision is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

excision is a valid Words With Friends word

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