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deletion

/ deletion /

noun

noun Sense 1

the act of deleting something written or printed

Type of:

removal remotion

Kinds of:

expurgation castration censoring censorship expunction

Derived:

edit blue-pencil delete cancel

noun Sense 2

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"

Type of:

editing redaction

Derived:

strike expunge excise delete cancel

noun Sense 3

any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases

Type of:

linguistic process

Kinds of:

aphaeresis apheresis aphesis elision ellipsis

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