English Explanatory Dictionary

erasure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
  2. The state of having been erased; total blankness.
  3. The place where something has been erased.
  4. A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/ /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/ /ɪˈɹeɪʒʊə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-erasure.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-erasure.wav

Word forms

erasure erasures

Etymology

From Latin ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra, equivalent to erase + -ure.

Synonyms

cancelation cancellation canceling cancelling deleting deletion erasing obliterating obliteration wiping blankness

Derived words

bi-erasure erasure code erasure poem erasure poetry mechanical erasure nonerasure trans-erasure under erasure unerasure
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