1. deletion - noun
· any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Synonym(s): omission
Hypernym(s): linguistic_process
2. deletion - noun
· (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Hypernym(s): mutation, genetic_mutation, chromosomal_mutation
3. deletion - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): editing, redaction
4. deletion - noun
· the act of deleting something written or printed
Hypernym(s): removal, remotion
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