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   omission

   /ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that has been left out or excluded: "there are glaring omissions in the report" Similar deletioncutexclusiongapblanklacunahiatusoversightOpposite additioninclusion
   • ▪ the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something: "the omission of recent publications from his bibliography" Similar leaving outexclusionexceptionnon-inclusiondeletionerasurecutexcisioneliminationabsenceaphesisapheresisapocopeapostropheasyndetonelisionellipsisgappinghaplographyhaplologylipographysyncoperare:expunctionOpposite additioninclusion
   • ▪ a failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation: "to pay compensation for a wrongful act or omission" Similar negligenceneglectneglectfulnessderelictionforgetfulnessoversightdisregardnon-fulfilmentdefaultlapsefailurenonjoinderrare:delinquencymisprisionOpposite conscientiousness

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin omissio(n-), from the verb omittere (see omit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. omissive adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › omissionOmission Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OMISSION is something neglected or left undone. How to use omission in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOMISSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OMISSION definition: 1. the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or…. Learn more.

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › omission_nomission, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun omission. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › omissionOmission - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   If you make an omission, you leave something out. If you are a restaurant reviewer and you give a glowing review to a new restaurant but fail to mention that you own half of it, that's a significant omission. The noun omission comes from the verb, omit, which means to leave out.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishomission noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /əˈmɪʃn/. /əˈmɪʃn/. (formal) [uncountable] omission (from something) the act of not including somebody/something or not doing something; the fact of not being included or done. Everyone was surprised at her omission from the squad.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOMISSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An omission is something that has not been included or has not been done, either deliberately or accidentally.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › omissionOmission Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   OMISSION meaning: 1 : something that has not been included or done something that has been omitted; 2 : the act of not including or doing something often + of.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryOMISSION - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definitions of 'omission'. 1. An omission is something that has not been included or has not been done, either deliberately or accidentally. [...] 2. Omission is the act of not including a particular person or thing or of not doing something. [...]

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOMISSION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    OMISSION definition: something that has not been included but should have been: . Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOMISSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    OMISSION meaning: 1. the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or…. Learn more.