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deletionism

deletionism noun: the condition of being deletionist.

Noun

deletionism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being deletionist.
    Synonyms:
    exclusionism

Synonyms of deletionism

Antonyms

Origin of deletionism

From deletion + -ism.

Questions about deletionism

What does deletionism mean?
Deletionism means the condition of being deletionist.
What part of speech is deletionism?
Deletionism is a noun.

Words near deletionism in the dictionary

  1. delethalizing
  2. deletia
  3. deleting
  4. deletion
  5. deletional
  6. deletionism
  7. deletionist
  8. deletionists
  9. deletions
  10. deletive
  11. deletogenic

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