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cancellation

or can·cel·a·tion

[ kan-suh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act of canceling.
the marks or perforations made in canceling.
something canceled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

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Origin of cancellation

First recorded in 1525–35, cancellation is from the Latin word cancellātion- (stem of cancellātiō). See cancellate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM cancellation

re·can·cel·la·tion, noun
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Words related to cancellation

retirement, reversal, revocation, dissolution, abandonment, annulment, abolition, elimination, repeal, undoing, invalidation, recall, abrogation, repudiation, deletion, nullification, retraction, dissolving, abandoning, abolishing

Example sentences from the Web for cancellation

British Dictionary definitions for cancellation

cancellation
/ (ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the fact or an instance of cancelling
something that has been cancelled, such as a theatre ticket, esp when it is available for another person to takewe have a cancellation in the stalls
the marks or perforation made by cancelling
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