noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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noun
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church
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- cutting a person off from a religious society
noun
the act of pulling up or out
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- uprooting
- cutting off from existence