omission
/oʊˈmɪʃ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
Countable
noun
The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Scots was not ‘banned’ outright — impossible anyway with so many Scots-speaking teachers but, like Gaelic, marginalised by omission."
- "E&O insurance (for errors and omissions) covers both errors of commission and errors of omission."
- "The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship."
- "The lack of a sponge count was an omission by the surgical team."
Etymology
From Middle English omissioun, from Old French omission, from Late Latin omissio, omissionem, from Latin omitto.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: omissioun, omission, omissio, omitto
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊˈmɪʃ.ən/
- British English: /ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/