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English Dictionary: omission by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omission
n
  1. a mistake resulting from neglect
    Synonym(s): omission, skip
  2. something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
  3. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
    Synonym(s): omission, deletion
  4. neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omission \O*mis"sion\, n. [L. omissio: cf. F. omission. See
      {Omit}.]
      1. The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something
            required by propriety or duty.
  
                     The most natural division of all offenses is into
                     those of omission and those of commission.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. That which is omitted or is left undone.
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