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del.

del. is the abbreviation of deletion.

del. is the abbreviation of delirium.

Meaning of deletion

Noun

deletion (countable and uncountable, plural deletions)

  1. An item that has been or will be deleted.
  2. The act of deleting.
    • The file contained errors that required deletion.
  3. A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
    • A genetic deletion caused the disorder.
  4. An act of killing or murder.

Meaning of delirium

Noun

delirium (countable and uncountable, plural deliriums or deliria)

  1. A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
    • The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind.1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC
  2. Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy.

Noun capitalized: Del.

Del.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of delegate.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Delaware: a state of the United States, as used in case citations.

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Phrases with del.

Questions about del.

What is del. the abbreviation of?
Del. is the abbreviation of deletion.
What part of speech is del.?
Del. is a noun.

Words near del. in the dictionary

  1. Del Rey Oaks
  2. Del Rio
  3. Del Rosario
  4. Del State
  5. Del Vecchio
  6. del.
  7. del. trem.
  8. Dela
  9. Dela Paz
  10. delabel
  11. delabeled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: del. (page history and authors); Del. (page history and authors); deletion (page history and authors); delirium (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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