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deletion


deletion - noun

  • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
  • (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
  • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  • the act of deleting something written or printed

    • deletion - thesaurus

    cut   excision   omission  

    Scrabble score for deletion

    d is 2 e is 1 l is 1 e is 1 t is 1 i is 1 o is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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