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con·ci·sion \kənˈsizhən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English concisioun, from Latin concision-, concisio, from concisus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. archaic a. : a cutting up or off : mutilation; especially : circumcision regarded purely as mutilation b. : a rending especially of the church : division, schism 2. : the quality or state of being concise — used especially of literary style |