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      scission
      noun
      the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
      Roots
      scinderesciss- · Latin · to cut, splitio-ion · Latin · act of
      Synonyms for scission
      splittingadjabscissionnslicingnchoppingvrendingadj
      Words related to scission
      scissilecleavedvcleavingvresplitdiscerpvscissurenexsectschismncutvdisunionnsplitsnfragmentizevunreavedabscinddiscidecleavagesnslitndisunitevovercutmiscutdisseverancendisseverationndissevervspaldfractionalizationnslishadjcircumscissilecleavableadjcleavesvtransectionn

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      Where does scission come from?

      The word scission breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sciss, from Latin scindere (“to cut, split”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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