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deletion

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See also: délétion

English

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Etymology

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From Latin dēlētiōnem (destruction, effacement), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (to blot out, destroy, efface).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deletion (countable and uncountable, plural deletions)

  1. An item that has been or will be deleted. [1580s[1]]
  2. The act of deleting. [c. 1600[1]]
    Hyponym: redeletion
  3. (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
  4. (Internet slang) An act of killing or murder.

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Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “deletion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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