Associations to the word «Omission»

Wiktionary

OMISSION, noun. The act of omitting.
OMISSION, noun. The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
OMISSION, noun. Something deleted or left out.
OMISSION, noun. Something not done or neglected.
OMISSION, noun. (grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.

Dictionary definition

OMISSION, noun. A mistake resulting from neglect.
OMISSION, noun. Something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions".
OMISSION, noun. Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases.
OMISSION, noun. Neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky