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