DELETION
\dɪlˈiːʃən], \dɪlˈiːʃən], \d_ɪ_l_ˈiː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DELETION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
By Princeton University
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the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
By Oddity Software
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Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
By Noah Webster.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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