About The Word Deletion
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Deletion Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Deletion?
[n] the act of deleting something written or printed
[n] the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [n] any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases Synonyms | Synonyms for Deletion: cut | excision | omission Related Terms | Find terms related to Deletion: abbreviation | abridgment | blot | blotting | blotting out | blue-penciling | bowdlerization | cancel | cancellation | censoring | censorship | editing | effacement | erasure | expunction | expurgation | obliteration | omission | scrubbing | striking | washing out | wiping out See Also | aphaeresis | apheresis | aphesis | castration | censoring | censorship | eclipsis | editing | elision | ellipsis | erasure | expunction | expunging | expurgation | linguistic process | redaction | remotion | removal Deletion In Webster's Dictionary \De*le"tion\, n. [L. deletio, fr. delere. See
{Delete}.]
Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
[Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
A total deletion of every person of the opposing party.
--Sir M. Hale.
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