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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈsɪʒən/
- Rhymes: -ɪʒən
- Hyphenation: con‧ci‧sion
Noun
concision (countable and uncountable, plural concisions)
- (somewhat rare) Conciseness, brevity or terseness.
- A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
- A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: J Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, , published 1727, →OCLC:those of the Concision who made it
- Mutilation.
- (Christianity) penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)
Synonyms
French
Etymology
From Latin concīsiōnem.
Noun
concision f (plural concisions)
- concision
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