DELETORY

Etymology

Noun

deletory (plural deletories)

(obsolete) That which blots out.

Source: Wiktionary


Del"e*to*ry, n. Etym: [See Delete.]

Definition: That which blots out. [Obs.] "A deletory of sin." Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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