excision
6 synonyms for excision, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The cutting out of a piece of text when editing something.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It comes from Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).
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