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Meaning of word deletion from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases.

Synonyms : omission

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

Meaning : The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage.

Example : An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors.
Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause.

Synonyms : cut, excision

Meaning : The act of deleting something written or printed.