Definition of deletion

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  • deletion is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • deletion is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • deletion is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of deletion

  • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage (noun)

    Examples

    1. an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors

    Synonyms

    1. cut
    2. excision
  • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. omission
  • (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome (noun)
  • the act of deleting something written or printed (noun)

See definition of deletion in Merriam Webster