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   De·le·tion

   /dəˈlēSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the removal or obliteration of written or printed matter, especially by drawing a line through it: "we can agree on the deletion of the second paragraph"
   • ▪ the removal of data from a computer's memory: "a bug is responsible for the unexplained deletion of emails"
   • ▪ the removal of a product, especially a recording, from the catalog of those available for purchase.
   • ▪ the loss or excision of a section of genetic code, or its product, from a nucleic acid or protein sequence: "deletion of the gene in mice results in a very reduced tail"

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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   • L

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   • E

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   • T

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   • I

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   • O

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