exsect
American
[ek-sekt]
/ ɛkˈsɛkt /
verb (used with object)
exsect
British
/ ɛkˈsɛkt, ɛkˈsɛkʃən /
verb
Other Word Forms
- exsectile adjective
- exsection noun
Etymology
Origin of exsect
1635–45; < Latin exsectus cut out, cut away, past participle of ex ( s ) ecāre, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + secāre to cut; sect
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