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erasure (noun)

erasure /ɪˈreɪʃɚ/ Brit /ɪˈreɪʒə/ noun

plural erasures

erasure

/ɪˈreɪʃɚ/ Brit /ɪˈreɪʒə/

noun

plural erasures

Britannica Dictionary definition of ERASURE

: an act of erasing something

[noncount]

accidental erasure of the tape

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(chiefly US)

There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.

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