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deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed |
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remotion,
removal dismissal from office
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expurgation,
castration the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
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censoring,
censorship deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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expunction,
expunging,
erasure deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
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deletion - 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" |
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excision,
cut |
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editing,
redaction putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
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deletion - (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome |
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chromosomal mutation,
genetic mutation,
mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
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genetic science,
genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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