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rescission.

An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈsɪʃən//ɹɪˈsɪʒən/
  1. An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The undoing of a contract; repeal.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).

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