excision

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈsi-zhən\
- /ˌekˈsi.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈsi-zhən\

Definitions of excision word

noun excision The deletion of some text during editing. 1
noun excision (surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting. 0
noun excision (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material. 0
noun excision (topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point. 0

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Parts of speech for Excision

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Excision

excision popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for excision

noun excision

editing — Present participle of edit.
removal — the act of removing.
deletion — the act of deleting or fact of being deleted
erasure — The removal of writing, recorded material, or data.
unexpurgated — to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.

All 9 Synonyms of excision

Antonyms for excision

noun excision

insertion — the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.

Just one Antonym for excision

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