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circumcision definition

cir·cum·ci·sion (sʉr′kəm siz̸h′ən)

noun

  1. a circumcising, or being circumcised, either as a religious rite, as of the Jews or Muslims, or as a hygienic measure
  2. Archaic a cleansing from sin

Etymology: ME circumcisioun < LL(Ec) circumcisio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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