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Webster 1913 Edition

(rē̍-sĭzh′ŭn)

Noun.

[L.

recisio

, fr.

recidere

recisum

, to cut off; pref.

re-

re- +

caedere

to cut.]

The act of cutting off.

Sherwood.

Noun.

s as z. [L. recisio, from recido, to cut off; re and caedo.]

The act of cutting off.

recision ‎(countable and uncountable, plural recisions)

The act of cutting off.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Sherwood to this entry?)