scissure
4 synonyms for scissure, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long, narrow opening made by cutting; a crack or split.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Traced to Late Latin scissura ("fissure"), from Latin scissurus ("about to split"), from scindo ("to split").
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