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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeletion
/dɪˈliː.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of removing or eliminating something.
"The deletion of unnecessary files helped free up space on the computer." - 2
A mark or indication that something has been removed.
"The document showed several deletions marked in red ink."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'deletion' originates from the Latin 'deletio', which means 'a destroying'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the act of removing or erasing something, particularly in written form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deletion" is said worldwide
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Suppression
Transliteration: su-pra-sion
"La suppression des fichiers inutiles a libéré de l'espace."
Löschung
Transliteration: Löschung
"Die Löschung unnötiger Dateien hat Speicherplatz freigegeben."
Cancellazione
Transliteration: can-cell-a-zione
"La cancellazione di file non necessari ha liberato spazio."
Eliminación
Transliteration: e-li-mi-na-ción
"La eliminación de archivos innecesarios liberó espacio."
Deleção
Transliteration: de-le-ção
"A deleção de arquivos desnecessários liberou espaço."
हटाना
Transliteration: haṭānā
"अनावश्यक फ़ाइलों को हटाने से स्थान खाली हुआ।"
删除
Transliteration: shānchú
"删除不必要的文件释放了空间。"
삭제
Transliteration: sagje
"불필요한 파일 삭제로 공간이 확보되었습니다."
削除
Transliteration: sakujo
"不要なファイルの削除でスペースが空きました。"
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