adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences, urology
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a woman, having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences, urology
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noun
Meaning 3
A circumcised person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
2018 Michael Burteaux, Academia.Edu and ResearchGate.Net It also indicates some protection of the circumciseds against syphilis and gonorrhoea but they are more prone to genital warts.
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of circumcise
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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34 source translations are retained for this English entry.