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Excision

noun

The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. Synonyms: cut, deletion. "Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

Surgical removal of a body part or tissue. Synonyms: ablation, cutting out, extirpation.

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. Synonym: excommunication.

The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. Synonyms: deracination, extirpation.

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