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noun
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
Pharisaic circumcision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually
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noun
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, often, proscribed, uncountable
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noun
the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: abscission, cutting off
noun
the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rite, religious rite
Narrower terms: Berith, Berit, Brith, Bris, Briss
noun
(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Feast of the Circumcision, January 1
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Broader terms: feast day, fete day
History
From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiōn-, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.
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