delezione

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.letˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: de‧le‧zió‧ne

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dēlētiōnem (“annihilation, destruction”), derived from dēlētus, perfect passive participle of dēleō (“to destroy”).

Noun

delezione f (plural delezioni)

  1. (genetics) deletion (genetic mutation)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin dīlēctiōnem (“love”), derived from dīlēctus, perfect passive participle of dīligō (“to esteem, to have regard for”).

Noun

delezione f (plural delezioni)

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of dilezione
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