Synonyms: deletion
Definition: the act of deleting something written or printed
Similar words: remotion, removal
Definition: the act of removing
Usage: he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy
Synonyms: cut, deletion, excision
Definition: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Usage: an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors; both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
Similar words: editing, redaction
Definition: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Synonyms: deletion
Definition: (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Similar words: chromosomal mutation, mutation, genetic mutation
Definition: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
Definition: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Similar words: linguistic process
Definition: a process involved in human language