concision en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈsɪʒən/
Etymology
Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō(n).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).
- (countable, uncountable) A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
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(countable, uncountable) A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
those of the Concision who made it
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
- (countable, uncountable) Mutilation.
- (countable, uncountable) penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)
Forms
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| concisions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |