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dele

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1de·le

verb \ˈdē-(ˌ)lē\
de·ledde·le·ing

Definition of DELE

transitive verb
: to delete especially from typeset matter

Examples of DELE

  1. <the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos>

Origin of DELE

Latin, imperative singular of delēre
First Known Use: 1705

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

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