omitted
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verb (used with object), o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting.
1.
to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
2.
to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English omitten < Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o- o-2 + mittere to send
1400–50; late Middle English omitten < Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o- o-2 + mittere to send
Related forms
o·mit·ter, noun
pre·o·mit, verb (used with object), pre·o·mit·ted, pre·o·mit·ting.
un·o·mit·ted, adjective
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| —vb , omits, omitting, omitted | |
| 1. | to neglect to do or include |
| 2. | to fail (to do something) |
| [C15: from Latin omittere, from ob- away + mittere to send] | |
| omissible | |
| —adj | |
| o'mitter | |
| —n | |
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Omitted
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
omit
early 15c., from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."
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Example sentences
What is omitted from the report is as significant as what is included in it.
Perhaps he omitted walls because they were commonplace.
The article also omitted the first name of a leader of the group.
Methodology is arbitrary, replication is lacking, and negative results are often omitted.
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