excision

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
noun 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

From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).

"Excision of the wound, then?" — Tales of Terror and Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle
E. Alvisi, 1883, 2 editions, one with excisions; Credited Writings, ed. — The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli
Finally, the revision of the essays has consisted almost entirely in excisions. — The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, William James

deletion, cut

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