erasure
noun
Simple meaning
Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehrahzherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛˈɹɑʒɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
A correction made by erasing
“There were many erasures in the typescript.”
The state of having been erased; total blankness.
A surface area where something has been erased
“Another word had been written over the erasure.”
sociology
A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
Used this way, erasure is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- expunging , rarer, so it draws attention
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How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Correctionnoun
“There were many erasures in the typescript.”
Surfacenoun
“Another word had been written over the erasure.”
More ways to use erasure
- “There were many erasures in the typescript.”noun
- “Another word had been written over the erasure.”noun
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