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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Deletion

/dĭl-ēsh'-ən/ · De·le·tion · IPA /dɪˈliːʃən/
01 n. Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
  1. 1.
    Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.[Obs.]
    “A total deletion of every person of the opposing party.” Sir M. Hale.