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deletion.

An item that has been or will be deleted.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈliːʃən/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈliʃən/Canada, General-American/dɪˈliːʃən/Australia[dɪˈlɪiʃən]Australia
  1. An item that has been or will be deleted.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of deleting.

    countable · uncountable
    The file contained errors that required deletion.
  3. A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.

    countable · uncountable
    A genetic deletion caused the disorder.
  4. An act of killing or murder.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”). Equivalent to delete + -ion.

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