DELETION
Scrabble letter values: D2E1L1E1T1I1O1N1 = 9
Definition
- noun any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases. — synonyms: omission
- noun (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. — synonyms: excision, cut
- noun the act of deleting something written or printed.
Examples
- “an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”
- “both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause”