deletion
deletion
deletion - Dictionary definition and meaning for word deletion
Definition
(noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Definition
(noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Definition
(noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Definition
(noun) the act of deleting something written or printed
(noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Synonyms :
omission
Definition
(noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Definition
(noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Example Sentence
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
Definition
(noun) the act of deleting something written or printed