deletory

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/dəˈliːtəɹi/

noun

That which blots out.

Scrabble 12
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Meanings

noundeletory (plural deletories)

plural deletories

  1. obsoleteThat which blots out.

    1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery confession […] was mostly certainly intended as a deletory of sin

Origin

See delete.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

deletery
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APA

deletory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deletory

MLA

“deletory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deletory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deletory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deletory.

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