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dele (v.)
"take out, remove," typographer's direction to remove a letter, 1727, ultimately from Latin delere "destroy, blot out, efface" (see delete), perhaps via dele, imperative singular, or deleatur "let it be deleted," third person singular present passive subjunctive (which itself was used in English from c. 1600). Usually expressed by a distinctive script form of "d".
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Dictionary entries near dele
*dekm-
*deks-
delamination
Delaware
delay
dele
delectable
delectation
delegate
delegation
delete