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deletory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dəˈliːtəɹi/
  • homophone: deletery

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noun

Meaning 1

That which blots out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery confession [...] was mostly certainly intended as a deletory of sin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See delete.