deletion

[dih-lee-shuh n]

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noun

an act or instance of deleting.

the state of being deleted.

a deleted word, passage, etc.

Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a segment of the chromosome is removed or lost.

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Origin of deletion

1580–90; < Latin dēlētiōn- (stem of dēlētiō) a destroying, equivalent to dēlēt(us) (see delete) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for deletion

What does it mean, really, if your 14-week-old fetus has a deletion on chromosome 12?
New Finding That Testing Could Identify Defects in Fetuses Is a Genetics Baby Step|Kent Sepkowitz|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Despite its deletion, the villagers of Calcata hold their annual procession each year.
Happy Holy Circumcision Day!|David Farley|December 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"You have not considered that the deletion you intend will destroy my father," she said quietly.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series|Rafael Sabatini
If he should perish through the deletion of this creature, she would account herself his slayer.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series|Rafael Sabatini

We should in vain look for an example in the Spanish deportation or deletion of the Moors.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
Cordelia calmly insisted on the deletion of the newly inserted paragraph surrendering the dramatic rights of the book.
The Silver Poppy|Arthur Stringer
With this exception, and the deletion of two insignificant footnotes, no changes have been made.
The Task of Social Hygiene|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for deletion

deletion

noun

the act of deleting or fact of being deleted

a deleted passage, word, etc, in text

the loss or absence of a section of a chromosome

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Word Origin and History for deletion

deletion

1580s, from Latin deletionem (nominative deletio), noun of action from past participle stem of delere (see delete).

Medicine definitions for deletion

deletion

[dĭ-lē′shən]

n.

Loss, as from mutation, of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.

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noun

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