Meaning of OMISSION
| Pronunciation: | | ow'mishun
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- [n] a mistake resulting from neglect
- [n] neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
- [n] any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
- [n] something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
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| | Synonyms: | | deletion, skip |
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| | See Also: | | aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, disregard, disuse, eclipsis, elision, elision, ellipsis, error, exception, exclusion, failure, fault, inadvertence, linguistic process, mistake, neglect, neglect, oversight, pretermission | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O*mis"sion\, n. [L. omissio: cf. F. omission. See
{Omit}.]
1. The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something
required by propriety or duty.
The most natural division of all offenses is into
those of omission and those of commission.
--Addison.
2. That which is omitted or is left undone.
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