Definition of scission

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scis·sion    (szhn, ssh-) KEY  

NOUN:

The act of cutting or severing; division or fission.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin scissi , scissin-, from Latin scissus, past participle of scindere, to cut, split; see skei- in Indo-European roots

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