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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

male circumcision

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
male -cir-cum-ci-sion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

male circumcisions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

circumcise female circumcision

Synonyms

posthectomy

Questions

What does male circumcision mean?
An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

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