abscission

Definitions

1. 1.The state of being cut off. Sir T. Browne.
2. 2.(Rhet.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the state of being cut off. Sir T. Browne called?
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