excision

Words with a similar base: excision

'excision'

[deletion.n.03] as in: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Examples:
an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

'excision'

[ablation.n.01] as in: surgical removal of a body part or tissue

'excision'

[excommunication.n.02] as in: 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

'excision'

[extirpation.n.02] as in: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

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