deletion

de·le·tion

noun \di-ˈlē-shən, dē-\

Definition of DELETION

1

: the act of deleting

2

a : something deleted b (1) : the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome (2) : the mutational process that results in a deletion

Examples of DELETION

1. <one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue>

Origin of DELETION

Latin deletion-, deletio destruction, from delēre

First Known Use: 1590

Related to DELETION

Synonyms: omission, elision

Related Words: elimination; blank, skip; lapse, slip; deduction, reduction, subtraction; default, delinquency, dereliction, failure, neglect, negligence, oversight, pretermission; abbreviation, condensation

Near Antonyms: inclusion; accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, raise, rise, supplement

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Rhymes with DELETION

accretion, Capetian, completion, concretion, depletion, excretion, Helvetian, Lucretian, Ossetian, Phoenician, repletion, secretion, suppletion, Tahitian, Venetian