deletionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/dɪˈliː.ʃən/us/dɪˈliː.ʃən/the process of removing something, or what is removed:
In 2002 the management ordered the deletion of all computer files on this subject.
There have been some deletions (= words have been removed) from this text.
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Deleting writing
- blank
- blank sth out
- cross
- cross sb/sth off (sth)
- cross sth out
- delete
- edit
- edit sth out
- efface
- erase
- rub
- rub sth out
- score
- score sth out/through
- strike
- strike sth out/through
- x