Thesaurus: deletion

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1. n. Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
2. n. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
3. n. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
4. n. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
5. n. the act of deleting something written or printed
6. Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.
7. Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.]Jer. Taylor.A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.
8. n:100 n. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome n. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage n. the act of deleting something written or printed