omission

1. (noun) a mistake resulting from neglect
Synonyms: skip
Related Words: error, failure, fault, mistake

2. (noun) passing over something out of neglect
Related Words: disregard, disregard, exception, exclusion, inadvertence, neglect, oversight, pretermission

3. (noun) any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
Synonyms: deletion
Related Words: aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, eclipsis, elision, ellipsis, linguistic process

4. (noun) something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
Related Words: disuse, neglect



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