deletion, n.
(deletions)
(deletions)
the act of deleting something written or printed
<noun.act>
deletion
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
<noun.communication>
cut deletion excision
sample sentences
"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors""both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
<noun.event>
deletion
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
deletion omission
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym