dele
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transitive verb \ˈdē-(ˌ)lē\de·ledde·le·ing
Definition of DELE
: to delete especially from typeset matter
Examples of DELE
- <the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos>
Origin of DELE
Latin, imperative singular of delēre
First Known Use: 1705
Related to DELE
- Synonyms
- blue-pencil, cancel, cross (out), x (out), delete, edit (out), elide, kill, scratch (out), strike (out), stroke (out)
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nounDefinition of DELE
: a mark indicating that something is to be deled
First Known Use of DELE
circa 1751
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