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ERASURE

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e⋅ra⋅sure

  [i-rey-sher]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of erasing.
2. a place where something has been erased; a spot or mark left after erasing: You can't sign a contract with so many erasures in it.
Origin:
1725–35; erase + -ure
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e·ra·sure   (ĭ-rā'shər)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of erasing.

  2. The state of being erased: "The powerful images of his work . . . punishment, mutilation, erasure" (Joyce Carol Oates).

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