dele
to delete.
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
Origin of dele
1Words Nearby dele
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How to use dele in a sentence
Larfin at yure own story, while yu are tellin on it, is a good dele like firing a gun oph thru the tuch hole.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawI have lost a great dele of my cloaths, and I am thinking of drawing of about six pound, wich I think I can make shift with.
"The Gallant, Good Riou", and Jack Renton | Louis BeckeAll the children's story-books were up here in a case dele had made out of a packing box.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie DouglasAunt Clem was real good to her; and when her quarterly allowance was paid she often dropped five dollars into dele's bank.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie Douglas"It would be such fun to go together," said dele, in her harum-scarum fashion, without a thought of any future contingency.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for dele
/ (ˈdiːlɪ) /
(tr) to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele
Origin of dele
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