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noun
The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The state of having been erased; total blankness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The place where something has been erased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: expunction, expunging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deletion
noun
a surface area where something has been erased
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: area, expanse, surface area
noun
a correction made by erasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: correction
History
From Latin ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra, equivalent to erase + -ure.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
