noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of omission.

   "Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of omit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

aside frombarbarringbesidebesidesdisregard

Example

More examples

"We'll sing that song, omitting the last two verses."

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