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deletory

/dəˈliːtəɹi/

deletory noun: that which blots out.

Noun

deletory (plural deletories)

  1. (obsolete) That which blots out.
    • confession […] was mostly certainly intended as a deletory of sin1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery

Forms of deletory

pluraldeletories

Origin of deletory

See delete.

Questions about deletory

What does deletory mean?
Deletory means that which blots out.
What part of speech is deletory?
Deletory is a noun.
How do you pronounce deletory?
Deletory is pronounced /dəˈliːtəɹi/.
What is the plural of deletory?
The plural of deletory is deletories.

Words near deletory in the dictionary

  1. deletions
  2. deletive
  3. deletogenic
  4. deletories
  5. deletorious
  6. deletory
  7. Deleuze
  8. Deleuzean
  9. Deleuzian
  10. Deleuzianly
  11. Deleuzoguattarian

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