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Webster 1913 Edition
Abscind
Ab-scind′
,Verb.
T.
To cut off.
[R.]
“Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest.” Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abscind
ABSCIND'
,vt.
Definition 2024
abscind
abscind
English
Verb
abscind (third-person singular simple present abscinds, present participle abscinding, simple past and past participle abscinded)
- (transitive, archaic) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
- (Can we date this quote?), Johnson, (Please provide the title of the work):
- Two syllables... abscinded from the rest.
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Translations
to cut off
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8