Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deletory

/dəˈliːtəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dele-to-ry
IPA: /dəˈliːtəɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which blots out.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery confession […] was mostly certainly intended as a deletory of sin"

Etymology

See delete.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

deletories (plural)

Homonyms

deletery

Questions

How do you pronounce deletory?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈliːtəɹi/.
What does deletory mean?: That which blots out.
Where does deletory come from?: See delete.

How to pronounce deletory

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