concīsĭo, ōnis, f. [2. concido], prop., a cutting; hence,
I Lit., a cutting to pieces, destruction , Vulg. Joel, 3, 14.—
II Transf.
A A mutilation , Vulg. Phil. 3, 2.—
B In rhet., a separating of a sentence into short divisions or clauses , Cic. Part. Or. 6, 19.