/ prɪˈsɪnd; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( formal ) prescind (from sth) to not consider sth; to leave sth out
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense cut off abruptly or prematurely ): from Latin praescindere , from prae before + scindere to cut.
/ prɪˈsɪnd; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( formal ) prescind (from sth) to not consider sth; to leave sth out
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense cut off abruptly or prematurely ): from Latin praescindere , from prae before + scindere to cut.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005