Reference meaning
excision
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the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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Other meanings
2. noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
3. 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
4. noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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