dele

[ dee-lee ]

/ ˈdi li /

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verb (used with object), de·led, de·le·ing.

to delete.

noun

a mark, as  or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.

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Origin of dele

1695–1705; <Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē imperative ending

Words nearby dele

delay screen, Delbert, Delbrück, Delcassé, Del City, dele, delead, delectable, delectate, delectation, Deledda

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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 Shaw
I 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 Becke
All 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 Douglas
Aunt 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

dele

/ (ˈdiːlɪ) /

noun plural deles

a sign (δ) indicating that typeset matter is to be deletedCompare stet

verb deles, deleing or deled

(tr) to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele

Word Origin for dele

C18: from Latin: delete (imperative), from dēlēre to destroy, obliterate; see delete

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