kənˈsizhən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English concisioun, from Latin concision-, concisio, from concisus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic
a. : a cutting up or off : mutilation ; especially : circumcision regarded purely as mutilation
b. : a rending especially of the church : division , schism
2. : the quality or state of being concise — used especially of literary style