scission

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

Etymology

Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.

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