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