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decussion
† deˈcussion Obs. rare. [ad. L. dēcussiōn-em, n. of action f. dēcutĕre to shake down, beat down, etc., f. de- I. 1 + quatĕre to shake.] A shaking down or off.1664 Evelyn Pomona (1729) 94 Making a Quantity of Cider with Windfalls, which he let ripen in the Hoard, near a month interceding between the ... Oxford English Dictionary
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decussation
decussation (dɛkʌˈseɪʃən) [ad. L. decussātiōn-em, n. of action f. decussāre: see decuss and -ation.] Crossing (of lines, rays, fibres, etc.) so as to form a figure like the letter X; intersection.1656 in Blount Glossogr. 1658 Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus i. 37 The letter χ, that is the Emphatical decus... Oxford English Dictionary
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