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deletion

/dɪˈliʃən/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

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

  2. noun

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

  3. noun

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

    an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors

  4. noun

    the act of deleting something written or printed

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