DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
deletion
/dɪ'liʃən/ · dɪliʃən
Deletion has 3 syllables: de · le · tion.
de
01
le
02
tion
03
noun. The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage.
noun. Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases.
noun. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.
noun. The act of deleting something written or printed.
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