scissure

/ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"the soul is without any further act of violence forced out of its place , that it takes its flight home to heaven , being thus let out at the scissure, as at the window ; and only the two fragments of carcase remain behind"

From Late Latin scissura (“fissure”), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“to split”).

scissures (plural)

fisher fischer fissure swisher wisher laryngofissure thyrofissure

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How do you pronounce scissure?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/.

What does scissure mean?

A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.

Where does scissure come from?

From Late Latin scissura (“fissure”), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“to split”).

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