| NOUN | process | deletion, omission | any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | deletion | (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | |
| communication | deletion, excision, cut | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | |
| act | deletion | the act of deleting something written or printed |
| Sounds | dihliy'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | omission | |
| Narrower | aphaeresis, apheresis | (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until' |
| aphesis | The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel / vowel or syllable as in 'squire / squire / squire' for 'esquire' | |
| elision | Omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) | |
| ellipsis, eclipsis | Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences | |
| Broader | linguistic process | A process involved in human language |
| Spanish | omisión, supresión | |
| Catalan | omissió, supressió | |
| Meaning | (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure |
| Spanish | deleción | |
| Meaning | The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors" | |
| Synonyms | excision, cut | |
| Broader | editing, redaction | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| Spanish | corte, supresión | |
| Catalan | supressió, tall | |
| Verbs | delete | cut / cut or eliminate |
| delete | remove or make invisible | |
| Meaning | The act of deleting something written or printed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | censoring, censorship | Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances |
| expunction, expunging, erasure | Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | |
| expurgation, castration | The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | |
| Broader | removal, remotion | The act of removing |
| Spanish | supresión | |
| Catalan | supressió | |
| Verbs | delete | cut / cut or eliminate |
| delete | remove or make invisible | |
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