Definition of ommission
1. omission [ n ] a mistake resulting from neglect
Used in print:(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)
He wore no gun - a strange ommission for a peace_officer in this country .
Synonyms omission skip Related Terms mistake failure cut2. omission [ n ] something that has been omitted
Examples:
"she searched the table for omissions"
(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)
Angelina stepped back , her eyes roaming the tray for omissions .
Synonyms omission Related Terms neglect3. omission [ n ] any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
Used in print:(Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)
Omission of a subordinator pronoun , however , does not result in an increase in stress on a prepositional adverb for which the subordinator pronoun would be object .
Synonyms omission deletion Related Terms linguistic_process ellipsis aphesis elision aphaeresis4. omission [ n ] neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
Synonyms omission Related Terms disregard exception oversight pretermission neglectSimilar Spelling
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