deletion

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noun

1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
• Syn:
omission
• Hypernyms:
linguistic process
• Hyponyms:
aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, elision, ellipsis, eclipsis
2. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science
• Hypernyms:
mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
3. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
• Syn:
excision, cut
• Derivationally related forms:
excise (for: excision), delete
• Hypernyms:
editing, redaction
4. the act of deleting something written or printed
• Derivationally related forms:
delete
• Hypernyms:
removal, remotion
• Hyponyms:
expurgation, castration, censoring, censorship, expunction,
expunging, erasure

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  excision, cut, omission