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View definitions for excision

excision

noun as in extraction

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Example Sentences

After excision a mixture of water and vinegar should be kept in the mouth for some time.

His description of the excision is rather clear and detailed.

The excision of a few lines would alter, not indeed the general sense, but certainly the whole tone of the message.

The most conservative reader is inclined here to agree with those who perform an act of excision upon the text of Homer.

Yet this repetition so vitally organic is questioned by many critics, some of whom resort to excision.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to excision, such as: ablation, abscission, cutting, extirpation, and removal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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