noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/kænsəˈleɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AE2 N S AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning 3
A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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noun
Meaning 4
In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Meaning 5
The property of being cancellate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
194?, Columbia University. School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Principles of Radiodontia Spongy bone is composed of cancellated areas appearing as a fine, interlacing network. These cancellated spaces are irregular both in size and shape. The normal cancellation is rather large [...]
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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