Definition of Abscisseon
Ab*scis"sion (&?;), n. [L. abscissio.
See Abscind.] 1. The act or process of cutting
off. "Not to be cured without the abscission of a member."
Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of being cut off. Sir T.
Browne.
3. (Rhet.) A figure of speech employed when
a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of
so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no
more."
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act or process of cutting off.
Quotations
*Not to be cured without the abscission of a member. - Jer. Taylor
- The state of being cut off. - Sir T. Browne
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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