Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erasure

/ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: e-ra-sure
IPA: /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of having been erased; total blankness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The place where something has been erased.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An inroad on the strongbox, or an erasure in the ledger, or a missummation in a fitted account, could hardly have surprised him more disagreeably."
"The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth."
"Bush, even when he had the floor, grimaced as he spoke, except on several occasions when he lost his way and a look of total erasure came over him, a blank, stricken stare for which the French, alas, have the most apt expression: like a cow watching a train go by."
"There were several erasures on the paper."
"bisexual erasure"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra English erasure Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra (“abstract noun suffix”), equivalent to erase + -ure.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/
British English: /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

erasures (plural)

Derived Forms

nonerasure unerasure

Phrases

bi-erasure erasure code erasure poem erasure poetry mechanical erasure trans-erasure under erasure

Synonyms

cancelation cancellation canceling cancelling deleting deletion erasing obliterating obliteration wiping blankness

Questions

How do you pronounce erasure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/.
What does erasure mean?: The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
Where does erasure come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra English erasure Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra (“abstract noun suffix”), equivalent to erase + -ure.

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