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dele

[ dee-lee ]

verb (used with object)

, de·led, de·le·ing.
  1. to delete.


noun

  1. a mark, as  or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.

dele

/ ˈdiːlɪ /

noun

  1. a sign ( ) indicating that typeset matter is to be deleted Compare stet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dele1

1695–1705; < Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre ), equivalent to dēl- destroy + imperative ending
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dele1

C18: from Latin: delete (imperative), from dēlēre to destroy, obliterate; see delete
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Example Sentences

Larfin at yure own story, while yu are tellin on it, is a good dele like firing a gun oph thru the tuch hole.

I have lost a great dele of my cloaths, and I am thinking of drawing of about six pound, wich I think I can make shift with.

All the children's story-books were up here in a case Dele had made out of a packing box.

Aunt Clem was real good to her; and when her quarterly allowance was paid she often dropped five dollars into Dele's bank.

"It would be such fun to go together," said Dele, in her harum-scarum fashion, without a thought of any future contingency.

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