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Abscission \Ab*scis"sion\, n. [L. abscissio. See {Abscind}.]
1. The act or process of cutting off. "Not to be cured
without the abscission of a member." --Jer. Taylor.
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2. The state of being cut off. --Sir T. Browne.
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3. (Rhet.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having
begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of
so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I
need say no more."
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