Pretermission: alternatives and connections

To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which…

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or disc…

In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.

abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get ‘pud’ from ‘pudding’ by apocope"

The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the lette…

To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.

The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission…

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing throug…

One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an…

An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.

To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.

a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "‘won't’ is a contraction of ‘will not’"; "‘o'clock’ is a c…

To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others.

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened thr…

To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.

Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.