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deletion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deletion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deletion [ n.]
- Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.

Meaning of 'deletion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deletion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Example in sentence:
  • an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors;
  • both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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