Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
erasure , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.
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- noun
erasure ;obliteration
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Examples
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And on board the Ariel such erasement occurred quickly.
CHAPTER XXI 2010
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He picked up a magnifying glass and closely examined the erasement.
Men of Affairs Roland Pertwee
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And on board the Ariel such erasement occurred quickly.
Chapter 21 1917
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Is there no effacement for the stigma of slavery -- no erasement for this blot of shame?
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Various 1905
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While more might be said on this subject, one thing is evident: the moral regeneration and social transformation of Southern society, as represented by both races and sexes, is of imperative requirement before there can be any permanent erasement of social disorder in that section.
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Is there no effacement for the stigma of slavery -- no erasement for this blot of shame?
The Negro and the White Man Wesley John 1897
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And on board the _Ariel_ such erasement occurred quickly.
Jerry of the Islands Jack London 1896
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Consul, at which he entered into details on the matter, without attempting to conceal the objections which might be taken to the requested erasement of the young man's
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796
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