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deletion n. [
omission] any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
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deletion n. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
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deletion n. [
excision, cut] 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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deletion n. the act of deleting something written or printed
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