DISCERPTION

Meaning of DISCERPTION in English

(n.) The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

DISCERPTION — -pshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin discerption-, discerptio, from Latin discerptus + -ion-, -io -ion : the act …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — ( n. ) The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — noun the act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
Webster English vocab
DISCERPTION — [ dɪ'sə:pʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun archaic the action of pulling something apart. Derivatives discerptibility noun discerptible adjective Origin C17: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. [LL discerptio (as DISCERPTIBLE)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. [ LL discerptio (as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISCERPTION — n. archaic 1 a pulling apart; severance. b an instance of this. 2 a severed piece. Etymology: LL discerptio (as …
Oxford English vocab