circumcision
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumcision in British English:
UK [ˌsɜ:kəmˈsɪʒn]
How to pronounce circumcision in American English:
US [ˌsɜrkəmˈsɪʒn]
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- Noun:
- the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
Word Origin
- circumcision (n.)
- late 12c., from Latin circumcisionem (nominative circumcisio), noun of action from past participle stem of circumcidere "to cut around; cut, clip, trim," from circum "around" (see circum-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide).
Example
- 1. Male circumcision seems to limit the disease 's spread .
- 2. Many paediatricians in the area advise parents against circumcision .
- 3. Babies can even die of circumcision .
- 4. Traditional music marks all the stages in the life of an omani , including birth , circumcision , marriage and death .
- 5. Norway recently proposed that jews and muslims replace circumcision with a symbolic ritual .