Deletion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Framework senses
- §1
- Of an , the action of destroying an instantiated .
- §1
- the act of deleting something written or printed
- §2
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- §3
- (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
- §4
- any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases