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Definition abscission

Etymology

From Latin abscissi?, from abscind? (“I cut, I tear”).

Noun

Examples (rhetoric)

He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more.

abscission (countable and uncountable, plural abscissions)

  1. The act or process of cutting off.
  2. (obsolete) The state of being cut off. [Attested only in the mid 17 century.]
  3. (rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
  4. (botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole. [First attested in the late 19 century.]

Results 178 Words with the letters ABSCISSION

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15 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABSTRACTIONISMS 25
ABSTRACTIONISTS 22
11 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABSCISSIONS 18
10 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABSCISSION 17
9 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABSCISINS 16
8 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABSCISIN 15
CAISSONS 12
CASSINOS 12
SCISSION 12
7 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABIOSIS 10
BASIONS 11
BIONICS 14
BONACIS 14
CAISSON 11
CASINOS 11
CASSINO 11
6 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ANISIC 10
BACONS 13
BANCOS 13
BASICS 12
BASINS 10
BASION 10
BASSOS 9
BINOCS 13
BIONIC 13
BISONS 10
BONACI 13
BONSAI 10
CABINS 13
CANSOS 10
CASINI 10
CASINO 10
CASSIS 9
COBIAS 12
IONICS 10
NIOBIC 13
SABINS 10
SASINS 7
SCIONS 10
SONICS 10
5 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ACINI 9
BACON 12
BANCO 12
BASIC 11
BASIN 9
BASIS 8
BASSI 8
BASSO 8
BISON 9
CABIN 12
CAINS 9
CANSO 9
CIONS 9
COBIA 11
COINS 9
ICONS 9
IONIC 9
ISBAS 8
NABIS 9
OASIS 5
OBIAS 8
OSSIA 5
SABIN 9
SAINS 6
SASIN 6
SCABS 11
SCANS 9
SCION 9
SNIBS 9
SNOBS 9
SONIC 9
4 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABOS 7
AINS 5
ANIS 5
ASCI 7
BANI 8
BANS 8
BASS 7
BIAS 7
BINS 8
BIOS 7
BOAS 7
BOSS 7
CABS 10
CAIN 8
CANS 8
CIAO 7
CION 8
COBS 10
COIN 8
CONI 8
CONS 8
COSS 7
IBIS 7
ICON 8
INIA 5
IONS 5
ISBA 7
NABS 8
NAOI 5
NAOS 5
NIBS 8
NISI 5
NOBS 8
OBAS 7
OBIA 7
OBIS 7
OCAS 7
OSSA 4
SABS 7
SACS 7
SAIN 5
SANS 5
SASS 4
SCAB 10
SCAN 8
SIBS 7
SICS 7
SINS 5
SNIB 8
SNOB 8
SOBS 7
SOCA 7
SONS 5
3 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
ABO 6
ABS 6
AIN 4
AIS 3
ANI 4
ASS 3
BAN 7
BAS 6
BIN 7
BIO 6
BIS 6
BOA 6
BOS 6
CAB 9
CAN 7
CIS 6
COB 9
CON 7
COS 6
INS 4
ION 4
NAB 7
NIB 7
NOB 7
NOS 4
OBA 6
OBI 6
OCA 6
ONS 4
SAB 6
SAC 6
SIB 6
SIC 6
SIN 4
SIS 3
SOB 6
SON 4
SOS 3
2 letter words with the letters ABSCISSION ↑
AB 5
AI 2
AN 3
AS 2
BA 5
BI 5
BO 5
IN 3
IS 2
NA 3
NO 3
OI 2
ON 3
OS 2
SI 2
SO 2

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