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deletion

de·le·tion

UK/dɪˈliːʃən/ US/dɪˈliʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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2.

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

  • “an editor”
  • “;”
Synonyms
3.

the act of deleting something written or printed

Origin

From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”).

Phrases

  • 13q deletion syndrome
  • 1p36 deletion syndrome
  • 22q13 deletion syndrome
  • 2q37 deletion syndrome
  • 9q34 deletion syndrome
  • chromosome 5q deletion syndrome
  • hard deletion
  • left-edge deletion

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