Excision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksˈɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛksˈɪʒən/.

Examples

an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut ablation extirpation deletion deracination cutting out excommunication

Parts of Speech

noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage “an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”
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
noun	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Word Forms

delete	verb	remove or make invisible
excise	verb	remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
ablate	verb	remove an organ or bodily structure
extirpate	verb	surgically remove (an organ)
excommunicate	verb	exclude from a church or a religious community
deracinate	verb	pull up by or as if by the roots

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Exzision

die Auslassung, die entsteht, wenn eine redaktionelle Änderung eine geschriebene Passage verkürzt

🇪🇸Spanish

excisión

La omisión que se hace cuando un cambio editorial acorta un pasaje escrito.

🇮🇹Italian

escissione

l'omissione che si fa quando una modifica editoriale accorcia un passaggio scritto

🇳🇱Dutch

excisie

de weglating die wordt gemaakt wanneer een redactionele wijziging een geschreven passage inkort

🇵🇹Portuguese

excisão

a omissão que é feita quando uma mudança editorial encurta uma passagem escrita

🇷🇺Russian

иссечение

пропуск, который делается, когда редакционное изменение сокращает письменный отрывок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छांटना

वह चूक जो तब होती है जब कोई संपादकीय परिवर्तन किसी लिखित अनुच्छेद को छोटा कर देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ছেদন

সম্পাদকীয় পরিবর্তন একটি লিখিত উত্তরণ সংক্ষিপ্ত করার সময় বাদ দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெட்டுதல்

ஒரு தலையங்க மாற்றம் எழுதப்பட்ட பத்தியைக் குறைக்கும் போது ஏற்படும் புறக்கணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎక్సిషన్

సంపాదకీయ మార్పు వ్రాతపూర్వక భాగాన్ని తగ్గిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

छाटणे

जेव्हा संपादकीय बदल लिखित परिच्छेद लहान करते तेव्हा वगळले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપ

જ્યારે સંપાદકીય ફેરફાર લેખિત પેસેજને ટૂંકો કરે છે ત્યારે કરવામાં આવતી ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವಿಕೆ

ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯು ಲಿಖಿತ ವಾಕ್ಯವೃಂದವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆಗೊಳಿಸಿದಾಗ ಆಗುವ ಲೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്സിഷൻ

എഡിറ്റോറിയൽ മാറ്റം എഴുതപ്പെട്ട ഭാഗത്തെ ചെറുതാക്കുമ്പോൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਭੁੱਲ ਜੋ ਉਦੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਪਾਦਕੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਬੀਤਣ ਨੂੰ ਛੋਟਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

وہ غلطی جو ادارتی تبدیلی کے تحریری حوالے کو مختصر کرنے پر کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

切除

编辑修改缩短书面段落时所发生的遗漏

🇯🇵Japanese

切除

編集上の変更により書かれた文章が短くなった場合に行われる省略

🇰🇷Korean

절단

편집상의 변경으로 인해 작성된 내용이 단축될 때 발생하는 생략

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cắt bỏ

sự thiếu sót được thực hiện khi một sự thay đổi biên tập rút ngắn một đoạn văn

🇹🇭Thai

ตัดตอน

การละเลยที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงบรรณาธิการทำให้ข้อความที่เป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรสั้นลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemotongan

kelalaian yang dilakukan ketika perubahan editorial memperpendek suatu bagian tertulis

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

peninggalan yang dibuat apabila perubahan editorial memendekkan petikan bertulis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الختان

الحذف الذي يتم عندما يؤدي التغيير التحريري إلى تقصير مقطع مكتوب

🇮🇷Persian

برداشتن

حذفی که هنگام تغییر سرمقاله باعث کوتاه شدن متن نوشته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

eksizyon

editoryal bir değişiklik yazılı bir pasajı kısalttığında yapılan ihmal

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּרִיתָה

ההשמטה שנעשית כאשר שינוי עריכה מקצר קטע כתוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'excision'?

The primary meaning of 'excision' is 'the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage'.

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Using 'excision' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excision' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excision' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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