What does omission mean?
Definitions for omission
oʊˈmɪʃ ənomis·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
omission, skipnoun
a mistake resulting from neglect
omissionnoun
something that has been omitted
"she searched the table for omissions"
omission, deletionnoun
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
omissionnoun
neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
Wiktionary
omissionnoun
The act of omitting.
omissionnoun
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
omissionnoun
Something deleted or left out.
omissionnoun
Something not done or neglected.
omissionnoun
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Omissionnoun
Etymology: omissus, Lat.
Would it not impose a total omission of physic. Brown.
If he has made no provision for this great change, the omission can never be repaired, the time never redeemed. John Rogers, Serm. 12.
Omission to do what is necessary,
Seals a commission to a blank of danger. William Shakespeare.The most natural division of all offences, is into those of omission and those of commission. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of omission in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of omission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of omission in a Sentence
In making up the character of God, the old theologians failed to mention that He is of infinite cheerfulness. The omission has caused the world much tribulation.
Its omission of key facts and lines of inquiry suggest the investigators reached a conclusion first, and then determined so-called facts later.
You did something, you lied about it by omission, by not being forthcoming. That's the security issue. That's the security issue ! there are a lot of people in the public who consider you guys heroes for what you guys did, but it's still not honest.
This ‘ journalism of omission ’ is being done consciously and does a disservice to the news consuming public, context in news stories is important and the background of the alleged perpetrator is part of that context.It provides a sense of causation for why an event happened.Thesenews topics are sensitive, of course, but it does society no good when news outlets want to sanitize content in order to massage public perception.
Reports of the omission of key passages pertaining to sexual and reproductive rights, women's rights and the rights of marginalized populations, combined with the Administration's deference to known human rights violators like the governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, make us skeptical that these reports present a full picture of human rights around the world.
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- إغفالArabic
- omissióCatalan, Valencian
- UnterlassungGerman
- παράλειψηGreek
- omisiónSpanish
- حذفPersian
- jättäminen, välttäminen, laiminlyönti, väistäminen, sivuuttaminen, poistoFinnish
- omissionFrench
- faill, faillíIrish
- הַשׁמָטָהHebrew
- 省略Japanese
- 생략, 省略Korean
- aweretanga, rerenga, kauwhitiMāori
- оплошность, упущение, пропускRussian
- utelämnandeSwedish
- การละเลยThai
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