scission
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scission
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin scissiōn- (stem of scissiō ) a cutting, equivalent to sciss ( us ) (past participle of scindere to cut) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Universal Pictures has just completed Earthquake, starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner, which scission will be offered complete with enormous loudspeakers installed in the theater to ensure a seat-shaking rumble for the audience.
From Time Magazine Archive
It manifestly carries the Trojan scission into Olympus and drives out in disgrace the Trojan deities.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
He feared tenfold more, with a slavish, superstitious terror, some scission in the continuity of man's experience, some willful illegality of nature.
From Short Stories Old and New by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)
It seems to be the rule that nations like individuals must have fears and the American phobia is that this country will proceed amœba-wise by scission, into several countries.
From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace)
He will go directly home, and thus he has to leave the others behind; the scission is not in him as in them; he can be restored, in fact he restores himself.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
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