CANCELLATION

cancellation

(noun) the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

cancellation

(noun) the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cancellation (countable and uncountable, plural cancellations)

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

(mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.

(philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.

(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

(anatomy) The property of being cancellate.

Source: Wiktionary


Can`cel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. cancellatio: cf. F. cancellation.]

1. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

2. (Math.)

Definition: The operation of striking out common factora, in both the dividend and divisor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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