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deletion

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/dɪˈliːʃən/

Definition of deletion

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An item that has been or will be deleted.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An item that has been or will be deleted.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of deleting.
    “The file contained errors that required deletion.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
    “A genetic deletion caused the disorder.”
  4. (Internet, countable, uncountable)An act of killing or murder.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”). Equivalent to delete + -ion.

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