deletion meaning

deletion as a noun

1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

   Synonyms: omission

   Type of: linguistic process

   Kinds: aphaeresis, aphesis, elision, ellipsis

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

   Type of: mutation

3. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
   • an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
   • both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

   Synonyms: excision, cut

   Type of: editing

   Related forms: delete

4. the act of deleting something written or printed

   Type of: removal

   Kinds: expurgation, censoring, expunction

   Related forms: delete

How to pronounce deletion

deletion is pronounced /dɪˈliʃən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with deletion

• secretion
• completion
• accretion
• depletion
• excretion