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scissure

/ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/
/ˈsɪʒə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɪʃə(ɹ)

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From Late Latin scissura (“fissure”), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“to split”).

noun scissures

A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. the soul is without any further act of violence forced out of its place , that it takes its flight home to heaven , being thus let out at the scissure, as at the window ; and only the two fragments of carcase remain behind

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@misc{scissure_2026,
  title = {scissure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scissure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}