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单词 procision
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procisionn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin procision-, procisio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin procision-, procisio act of cutting short (12th cent.) < procis- , past participial stem of procidere to cut short in front (9th cent.; only recorded in past participle procisus ; < classical Latin prō- pro- prefix1 + caedēre to cut down: see caesura n.) + -iō -ion suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
An instance of shortening something (in quot., the foreskin) by removing the foremost part.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter > by cutting
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curtailing1586
trunking1611
cropping1616
detruncation1623
procision1650
docking1728
short-circuiting1896
1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 213 The shortnesse of the Prepuce,..whether it be original, or adscititious by an artificial procision of it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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