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abscind1650s, from Latin abscindere "to cut off" (see abscissa). Related: Abscinded; abscinding.
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abscind
(transitive,archaic) To cut off. First attested in the early 17th century.SOED5|page=8
* passage=Two syllables... abscinded from the rest.|author=Johnson
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