as in omissions
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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Noun
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Transcription questions arise about errors, omissions and mistranslations because police stops take place in chaotic, loud and frequently emotional contexts amid a host of languages.—
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, all of the deletions that had already been saved under the order will still be accessible to the NYT’s lawyers as evidence.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Oct. 2025
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These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.—
Santhosh Girirajan,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Elisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elisions. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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