Definition of Scissions

1. Noun. (plural of scission) ¹

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Definition of Scissions

1. scission [n] - See also: scission

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scissions

scirrhuses
sciscitation
sciscitations
scise
scised
scises
scising
scism
scissels
scissible
scissil
scissile
scissils
scission
scissions (current term)
scissiparity
scissor-tailed
scissor gait
scissor grip
scissor kick
scissor kicks
scissorbill
scissorbills
scissored
scissoring
scissorlike
scissors
scissors-shadow

Literary usage of Scissions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1904)
"... a new Fructidor poured from the official presses ; but the chief reliance of the Directors rested on the promotion of an organised system of "scissions. ..."

2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Similar scissions will be expected from other elements that form acids in 2 stages ... С. А. 5, 94) it appears that similar scissions may be foreseen in the ..."

3. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1883)
"In such a strain have the multiplex scissions come to an end. ... Olympus, with its scissions, moves into unity, and we see rise up an organized society of ..."

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