scissione

/ʃisˈsjoːne/

split or division

La scissione del partito ha causato grande confusione.

The party's split caused great confusion.

formal

A split or division, especially of a political party, organization, or group.

Dopo anni di tensioni, il partito ha subito una scissione.

After years of tension, the party underwent a split.

Often used in political or organizational contexts to describe a formal or informal separation.

general

A separation or division of something into parts.

La scissione delle cellule è un processo biologico fondamentale.

Cell division is a fundamental biological process.

In biology, this refers to the process of cells dividing.

Collocations

to split or divide

Be mindful of the context—'scissione' can refer to political splits or biological cell division.

In formal contexts, 'scissione' often implies a significant and intentional division.

From Latin 'scissio', meaning 'a cutting' or 'a division'.

Commonly used in political contexts to describe the splitting of a party or group, but also in biology for cell division.

sciss-

cutting or dividing

root

-ione

action or process

suffix

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