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scission

/ˈsɪ.ʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sion
IPA
/ˈsɪ.ʒən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, scissio, scindere

Usage

Inflected Forms

scissions (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce scission?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪ.ʒən/.
What does scission mean?
The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.
Where does scission come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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