excision
NOUN
/ɛk'sɪʒən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
excision is a valid 8-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8C3I1S1I1O1N1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does excision mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage.
“both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause”
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2
The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.
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3
Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
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4
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.
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