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transdeletion

transdeletion noun: the process of forming an anagram of a word with one letter deleted (e.g. indicator from dictionary), a form of recreational wordplay.

Noun

transdeletion (plural transdeletions)

  1. The process of forming an anagram of a word with one letter deleted (e.g. indicator from dictionary), a form of recreational wordplay.

Forms of transdeletion

pluraltransdeletions

Origin of transdeletion

From trans- + deletion.

Questions about transdeletion

What does transdeletion mean?
Transdeletion means the process of forming an anagram of a word with one letter deleted (e.g. indicator from dictionary), a form of recreational wordplay.
What part of speech is transdeletion?
Transdeletion is a noun.
What is the plural of transdeletion?
The plural of transdeletion is transdeletions.

Words near transdeletion in the dictionary

  1. Transdanubian
  2. Transdanubians
  3. transdar
  4. transdeamination
  5. transdeaminations
  6. transdeletion
  7. transdeletions
  8. transdenominational
  9. transderivational
  10. transderivationally
  11. transdermal

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