"erasure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/ [US], /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈɹeɪʒʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-erasure.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-erasure.wav [US] Forms: erasures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} erasure (countable and uncountable, plural erasures)
  1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (action of erasing): cancelation [US], cancellation [British], canceling [US], cancelling [British], deleting, deletion, erasing, obliterating, obliteration, wiping Translations (action of erasing): изтриване (iztrivane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), заличаване (zaličavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), litūra [feminine] (Latin), стира́ние (stiránije) [neuter] (Russian), pagbura (Tagalog), disfaçaedje [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-erasure-en-noun-gRsWyjLw Disambiguation of 'action of erasing': 88 6 3 3 Disambiguation of 'action of erasing': 88 6 3 3
  2. The state of having been erased; total blankness. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (state of having been erased): blankness Translations (state of having been erased): bura (Tagalog), bura-bura (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-erasure-en-noun-gI-8bdcR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 49 3 20 Disambiguation of 'state of having been erased': 2 86 10 1 Disambiguation of 'state of having been erased': 2 87 10 1
  3. The place where something has been erased. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-erasure-en-noun-iYJIpREv
  4. (sociology) A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-erasure-en-noun--g51VmsB Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: type erasure Derived forms: bi-erasure, erasure code, trans-erasure, under erasure

Verb [Latin]

Forms: ērāsūre [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=ērāsūre}} ērāsūre
  1. vocative masculine singular of ērāsūrus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: ērāsūrus
    Sense id: en-erasure-la-verb-foWgrjrv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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