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scissure definition

scis·sure (siz̸h′ər, sis̸h′-)

noun

Now Rare a cleft or opening, either natural or made by cutting

Etymology: ME < L scissura < scindere, to cut: see science

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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