transcription, транскрипция: [ sɜ:(r)kəmsaɪz ]
( circumcises, circumcising, circumcised)
1.
If a boy or man is circumcised , the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law.
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• cir‧cum‧ci‧sion
Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons.
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2.
In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised , her clitoris is cut or cut off.
An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
• cir‧cum‧ci‧sion
...a campaigner against female circumcision.
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