Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concision

/kənˈsɪʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: con-ci-sion
IPA: /kənˈsɪʒən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"those of the Concision who made it"

Etymology

Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō(n).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: concision, concisiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

concisions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

excision circumcision

Synonyms

conciseness pithiness succinctness

Rhymes With

decision division television vision field of vision precision collision revision circumcision eurovision envision incision

Questions

How do you pronounce concision?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɪʒən/.
What does concision mean?: Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).
Where does concision come from?: It is traced to French.

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