Main entry: deletion
Definition: the act of deleting something written or printed
Main entry: 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
Main entry: deletion
Definition: (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Main entry: omission, deletion
Definition: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases