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Synonyms for cancellation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-suh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən

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Définition of cancellation

Origin :
  • also cancelation, 1530s, from Latin cancellationem (nominative cancellatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cancellare "to cancel" (see cancel). Of reservations for conveyances, hotels, etc., from 1953.
  • noun calling off; erasure
Example sentences :
  • We demanded a cancellation of all debts and that our enemies be banished or punished.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • War, it was reasoned, would cause the cancellation of these obligations.
  • Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln and the Union » by Nathaniel W. Stephenson
  • This is good as a review of cancellation, and as an extension of the idea of a fraction.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Arithmetic » by Edward L. Thorndike
  • And a worse penalty might be inflicted, the cancellation of my shooting-licence.
  • Extract from : « Life in an Indian Outpost » by Gordon Casserly
  • The noise, though, told him that there'd been no cancellation of orders so far.
  • Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster
  • The method of cancellation used in that country is crude but effective.
  • Extract from : « What Philately Teaches » by John N. Luff
  • I had called him and told him that I would recommend the cancellation of that parade.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • A woman cannot contract another marriage within six months from the dissolution or cancellation of her former marriage.
  • Extract from : « Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World » by Hyacinthe Ringrose
  • Without leaving the cancellation of the shadowed wall he spoke with a caution that equaled her own.
  • Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
  • It also stipulated for the cancellation of the patent in certain eventualities.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Post Office in British North America » by William Smith

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