deletion
(noun) the act of deleting something written or printed
deletion, excision, cut
(noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; “an editor’s deletions frequently upset young authors”; “both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause”
deletion
(noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
omission, deletion
(noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deletion (countable and uncountable, plural deletions)
An item that has been or will be deleted.
The act of deleting.
(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome
• entoiled
Source: Wiktionary
De*le"tion, n. Etym: [L. deletio, fr. delere. See Delete.]
Definition: Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
