concision

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈsɪʒən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʒən
  • Hyphenation: con‧ci‧sion

Noun

concision (countable and uncountable, plural concisions)

  1. Conciseness; brevity or terseness.
  2. A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
  3. A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      those of the Concision who made it
  4. Mutilation.
  5. (Christianity) penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From Latin concīsiōnem.

Noun

concision f (plural concisions)

  1. concision

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