Etymology

dissection

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Today it means: The act of dissecting. Full definition →

Latin dissectiōnem ← Middle French dissection
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromdissection
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdissectiōnem
  3. English todaydissection

Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.

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