omission
IPA: oʊmˈɪʃʌn
noun
- (uncountable) The act of omitting.
- (uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
- (countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
- Something not done or neglected.
- (grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
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Examples of "omission" in Sentences
- I support the omission of the sentence.
- The omission is irritating and incorrect.
- The paradigm is what the omission upholds.
- The omission of Stylidiums was not purposeful.
- Elision is the omission of a sound or syllable in speech.
- Bollocks and bluster to try to cover up your error of omission.
- The omission of the above will improve the degree of neutrality.
- An omission from the stories is the use of forensic photography.
- I agree fully with the omission of the supplementary information.
- It prohibits the retrospective criminalisation of acts and omissions.
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