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erasure.

The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/US/ɪˈɹeɪʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈɹeɪʒʊə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of having been erased; total blankness.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The place where something has been erased.

    countable · uncountable
    There were several erasures on the paper.
  4. A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra English erasure Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra (“abstract noun suffix”), equivalent to erase + -ure.

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