erasure

  • 11erasure — [[t]ɪre͟ɪʒə(r), AM reɪʃ [/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The erasure of something is the removal, loss, or destruction of it. [FORMAL] It does not represent a further erasure of the UK s thin manufacturing base. ...the final and cataclysmic erasure of …

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  • 12erasure —    Removal, usually of written or drawn marks, by rubbing, blotting, wiping, or scraping. The goal of erasure is typically to remove all traces of something, although one finds it practical to compromise at partial erasure. And, the scrambling of …

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  • 13erasure — In deconstructionist writing a word is used under erasure (Fr., sous rature ) if it is necessary to use it, but it is only doubtfully intelligible. The device is akin to placing inverted commas around a word to show that its use is suspicious,… …

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  • 14erasure — erase e‧rase [ɪˈreɪz ǁ ɪˈreɪs] verb [transitive] COMPUTING if you erase information on a computer, you remove it; = delete erasure noun [countable, uncountable] …

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  • 15erasure — e|ra|sure [ıˈreıʒə US ʃər] n [U] formal when you erase something, or when something is erased ▪ a way to avoid accidental erasure of data from your computer …

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  • 16erasure — (physical or chemical)    The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document. It may be accomplished by either of two means: a chemical eradication in which the writing is removed or bleached by chemical agents, e.g., liquid ink… …

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  • 17erasure — trynimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. erasure vok. Löschung, f rus. стирание, n pranc. effacement, m …

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  • 18erasure — erase ► VERB ▪ rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. DERIVATIVES erasable adjective erasure noun. ORIGIN Latin eradere scrape away …

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  • 19erasure — noun 1. a correction made by erasing there were many erasures in the typescript • Derivationally related forms: ↑erase • Hypernyms: ↑correction 2. a surface area where something has been erased another word had been written over the erasure …

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  • 20Erasure (Album) —  Cet article traite de l album musical d Erasure. Pour le groupe, voir l’article Erasure. Erasure Album par Erasure Sortie 24 octobre 1995 …

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