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Deletion

Deletion Definition And Meaning
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.

Deletion Definition And Meaning

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

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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