erasure
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erasure
- /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/ US
- /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/ UK
- /ɪˈɹeɪʒʊə/ UK
Where it comes from
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra (“abstract noun suffix”), equivalent to erase + -ure.
noun erasures
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The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
An inroad on the strongbox, or an erasure in the ledger, or a missummation in a fitted account, could hardly have surprised him more disagreeably.
Similar: cancelation, cancellation, canceling, cancelling, deleting, deletion, erasing, obliterating, obliteration, wiping
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The state of having been erased; total blankness.
Bush, even when he had the floor, grimaced as he spoke, except on several occasions when he lost his way and a look of total erasure came over him, a blank, stricken stare for which the French, alas, have the most apt expression: like a cow watching a train go by.
Similar: blankness
- The place where something has been erased. There were several erasures on the paper.
- A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society. bisexual erasure
Translations
Talk about this word "erasure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erasure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. erasure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erasure "erasure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/erasure.Cite this
@misc{erasure_2026,
title = {erasure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erasure},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
