noun
1. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
• Syn: ↑excommunication
• Derivationally related forms: ↑excommunicate (for: ↑excommunication)
• Hypernyms: ↑banishment, ↑proscription
2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
• Syn: ↑extirpation, ↑deracination
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deracinate (for: ↑deracination), ↑extirpate (for: ↑extirpation)
3. 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
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both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
4. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
• Syn: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
• Hyponyms:
↑adenoidectomy, ↑adrenalectomy, ↑suprarenalectomy, ↑appendectomy, ↑appendicectomy, ↑cholecystectomy, ↑clitoridectomy, ↑female circumcision, ↑embolectomy, ↑endarterectomy, ↑enervation, ↑hypophysectomy, ↑hysterectomy, ↑laminectomy, ↑laryngectomy, ↑lithotomy, ↑lobectomy, ↑lumpectomy, ↑mastectomy, ↑mastoidectomy, ↑meniscectomy, ↑nephrectomy, ↑neurectomy, ↑oophorectomy, ↑ovariectomy, ↑oophorosalpingectomy, ↑ophthalmectomy, ↑orchidectomy, ↑orchiectomy, ↑pancreatectomy, ↑pneumonectomy, ↑prostatectomy, ↑salpingectomy, ↑septectomy, ↑sigmoidectomy, ↑splenectomy, ↑stapedectomy, ↑sympathectomy, ↑thrombectomy, ↑thyroidectomy, ↑tonsillectomy, ↑vasectomy, ↑vulvectomy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.