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cancellation

or can·cel·a·tion

[ kan-suh-ley-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act of canceling.
the marks or perforations made in canceling.
something canceled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

cancellation

/ ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən /

the fact or an instance of cancelling
something that has been cancelled, such as a theatre ticket, esp when it is available for another person to take
we have a cancellation in the stalls
the marks or perforation made by cancelling

First recorded in 1525–35, cancellation is from the Latin word cancellātion- (stem of cancellātiō ). See cancellate, -ion

It was later revived on TNT for four more seasons before the network announced its cancellation on May 10, 2013.

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Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the cancellation of Alice in Arabia.

Due to the delay, which may result in cancellation of the program, the IDF is examining alternative sites.

The cancellation letter informed me that I was no longer a business.

After the death of the insured the rights of the parties become fixed, and there can be no cancellation.

A surrender or cancellation of a policy may be avoided on the ground of mutual mistake.

I had called him and told him that I would recommend the cancellation of that parade.

Moreover the ill repute of the transaction was indicated by the prompt cancellation of the rate when discovered in 1905.

And a worse penalty might be inflicted, the cancellation of my shooting-licence.

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