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Deletion

noun

Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases. Synonym: omission.

(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.

The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. Synonyms: cut, excision. "Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

The act of deleting something written or printed.

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