deletion

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-lee-shuhn ]

Definition:

n. 1 the act of removing or eliminating or erasing; 2 the loss or absence of a section of a chromosome

Sentence:

The deletion of the file meant the girl would have retype her homework.

More example sentences:

The deletion of the file meant the girl would have retype her homework.

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Synonyms:

erasure; cancellation; crossing out; removal

Antonyms:

insertion

How many syllables in deletion?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide deletion into syllables:

de-le-tion

Deletion rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- grecian
- tieszen
Three Syllable Rhymes
- accretion
- completion
- depletion
- excretion
- phoenician
- secretion
- venetian
Four Syllable Rhymes
- carburetion

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