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omission

[ oh-mish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of omitting.
  2. the state of being omitted.
  3. something left out, not done, or neglected:

    an important omission in a report.



omission

/ əʊˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. something that has been omitted or neglected
  2. the act of omitting or the state of having been omitted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈness, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzo·sDz noun
  • o·sDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of omission1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin dzō- (stem of dzō ), equivalent to omiss ( us ) (past participle of omittere to let go; omit ) + -ō- -ion; mission
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Word History and Origins

Origin of omission1

C14: from Latin dzō, from omittere to omit
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Example Sentences

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The Gaza health ministry says it has also recently audited data in its official fatalities list from hospital mortuaries for errors and omissions.

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The company declined to put in writing, despite repeated requests, any specific examples of mistakes or omissions.

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While the two political heavyweights have already worked at cross-purposes, Pritzker's omission further underscored a frustration by party leaders in Washington who Democrats across the ideological spectrum have criticized variously as feckless, uninspiring and cowardly.

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Starbucks in its initial response argued that Garcia did not sustain “any injury, damage or loss by reason of any act or omission” by its employees, court documents said.

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"That is a most serious and inexplicable omission," he said.

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