scission

== English == === Etymology === Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.ʒən/, /ˈsɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʒən, -ɪʃən === Noun === scission (countable and uncountable, plural scissions) The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Via Old French, from Late Latin scissiōnem, from Latin scindere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === scission f (plural scissions) schism ==== Derived terms ==== scissionner ==== Related terms ==== scinder === Further reading === “scission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012