PRESCIND


Meaning of PRESCIND in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.