(de-le-tion) 3 syllables

Definition

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

Example Sentence

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

Synonyms

erasure; cancellation; crossing out; removal

Antonyms

insertion

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

deletion
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • grecian
  • tieszen

  • accretion
  • completion
  • deletion
  • depletion
  • excretion
  • phoenician
  • secretion
  • venetian

  • carburetion