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circumcising Definition


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circumcise
verb circumcised, circumcising
    1. To cut away all or part of the foreskin of the penis of (a male), as a religious rite or medical necessity.
    2. To cut away the clitoris and sometimes the labia of (a woman).
Etymology: 13c: from Latin circumcidere.



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