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erasure [ɪˈreɪʒə] n
1. the act or an instance of erasing 2. the place or mark, as on a piece of paper, where something has been erased ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
erasure noun deletion, wiping, wiping out, cancellation, effacing, obliteration, effacement the sudden disastrous erasure of my hard drive Translations erasure n (= act) → Auslöschen nt, → Ausradieren nt; (from tape) → Löschen nt; (= sth erased) → ausradierte Stelle, Radierstelle f; (on tape) → gelöschte Stelle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Over and above these trifling penalties, his name was erased and blotted out from the roll of attorneys; which erasure has been always held in these latter times to be a great degradation and reproach, and to imply the commission of some amazing villany--as indeed it would seem to be the case, when so many worthless names remain among its better records, unmolested. Papers were lying about upon his desk, and he had commenced the foul copy of a letter which showed, by the numerous erasures, the trouble he had had in writing it. So many were the blots, however, and so numerous the scratches and erasures, that he had at last given it up in despair, and sat with his single uncovered eye cocked upwards at the ceiling, as one who waits upon inspiration. |
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