DELES

Noun

deles

plural of dele

Anagrams

• Edsel, Leeds, deels, ledes, leeds

Source: Wiktionary


DELE

De"le, imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. Etym: [Cf. Delete.] (Print.)

Definition: Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: .

De"le, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] Etym: [From the preceding word.] (Print.)

Definition: To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.

Dele, v. t. Etym: [See Deal.]

Definition: To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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