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deletion

noun(de-le-tion)

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

Synonyms: cut, excision,

Examples:

An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors.

deletion

noun(de-le-tion)

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

Synonyms: omission,

deletion

noun(de-le-tion)

(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

deletion

noun(de-le-tion)

the act of deleting something written or printed

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