ABSCISSIONS

Noun

abscissions

plural of abscission

Source: Wiktionary


ABSCISSION

Ab*scis"sion, n. Etym: [L. abscissio. See Abscind.]

1. The act or process of cutting off. "Not to be cured without the abscission of a member." Jer. Taylor.

2. The state of being cut off. Sir T. Browne.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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