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- pronunciation:
- o
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 n
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of omitting, or the condition of being omitted.
The omission of the letter "n" changes the boy's name Evan to the girl's name Eva.- synonyms:
- exclusion
- antonyms:
- entry, inclusion
- similar words:
- cancellation, censorship, deletion, exception, lactation, miss, neglect, preterition, skip
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| definition 2: |
something left out, removed, not done, or the like.
- synonyms:
- exclusion, miss
- antonyms:
- entry, inclusion
- similar words:
- blank, cut, deletion, exception, oversight, skip, slip
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| related words: |
cancel, default, error, lack, neglect |
The word omission
contains the following parts:
o-
Latin
prefix
that means towards; against; away
  More about this word part:
The prefix o-
is an assimilated form of ob-.
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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