DISCERPTION

Meaning of DISCERPTION in English

[ dɪ'sə:pʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun archaic the action of pulling something apart.

Derivatives

discerptibility noun

discerptible adjective

Origin

C17: from late L. discerptio(n-) , from L. discerpere 'pluck to pieces'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DISCERPTION — -pshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin discerption-, discerptio, from Latin discerptus + -ion-, -io -ion : the act …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — (n.) The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCERPTION — ( n. ) The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — noun the act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
Webster English vocab
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. [LL discerptio (as DISCERPTIBLE)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. [ LL discerptio (as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. Etymology: LL discerptio (as …
Oxford English vocab