Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.

    the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

  2. The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.

    (Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually)Pharisaic circumcision.

  3. (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable)Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.

    The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.

  5. (countable, often, proscribed, uncountable)The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

Examples

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  1. Circumcision is painful.

    Обрізання - це боляче. — Ahha

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  2. Technically, a circumcision is a surgery.

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  3. Female circumcision can cause labial adhesions.

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  4. When will the circumcision party be held?

    deWann wird die Beschneidungsfeier stattfinden? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. There is such a thing as female circumcision.

Translations

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Українська
By meaning 1
removal of foreskin from penis:
Русский
By meaning 1
removal of foreskin from penis:
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By meaning 1
removal of foreskin from penis:

Origin

From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncisio

From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.

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