PRESCINDED

Verb

prescinded

simple past tense and past participle of prescind

Source: Wiktionary


PRESCIND

Pre*scind", v. t. Etym: [L. praescindere to cut off in front; prae before + scindere to cut asunder: cf. F. prescinder.]

1. To cut off; to abstract. [Obs.] Norris.

2. (Metaph.)

Definition: To consider by a separate act of attention or analysis. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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