circoncire

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circoncire

\siʁ.kɔ̃.siʁ\
[siʁkɔ̃siʁ] France (Lyon)
[siʁkɔ̃siʁ] France (Toulouse)
[siʁkɔ̃siʁ] Canada (Shawinigan)

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Du latin circumcidere.

verb circoncire · avoir circoncis · en circoncisant · en ayant circoncis · circoncisant · circoncis

Couper le prépuce, pratiquer la circoncision. Un des hauts personnages d'Alexandrie devait faire circoncire son fils (…) toute cette fête avait lieu en l'honneur de celui-ci.

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verb

Similar: exciser

In English

circumcise to remove the foreskin from the penis

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"circoncire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/circoncire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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circoncire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circoncire

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"circoncire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circoncire.

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@misc{circoncire_2026,
  title = {circoncire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circoncire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}