erasure

noun

era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing

Examples of erasure in a Sentence

accidental erasure of the tape There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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Julia and Jock told me the event was cathartic, especially with everything going on: the ICE raids, the casual erasure of trans people. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025 Year: 2019 Director: Mina Akbari Runtime: 1h 10m Formerly Youth Square takes as its starting point the erasure of a generation of journalists in Iran. Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025 There are writers who participate in that public erasure, and others who stand against it. Rav Grewal-Kök june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 The company is now offering QLC NAND flash SSDs combined with high-capacity HDDs with their global namespace parallel file system combined with object storage, offering multi-level erasure coding and fast key value storage. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for erasure

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erasure was in 1734

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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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erasure

noun
era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing

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