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cir•cum•ci•sion



Pronunciation: (sûr"kum-sizh'un), [key]
—n.
1. an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising.
2. clitoridectomy.
3. spiritual purification.
4. (cap.) a church festival in honor of the circumcision of Jesus, observed on January 1.

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