dele

[ dee-lee ]

verb (used with object)

, de·led, de·le·ing.

1. to delete.

noun

1. a mark, as  or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.

dele

/ ˈdiːlɪ /

noun

1. a sign ( ) indicating that typeset matter is to be deleted Compare stet

verb

1. tr to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele

Word History and Origins

Origin of dele¹

1695–1705; < Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre ), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē imperative ending

Word History and Origins

Origin of dele¹

C18: from Latin: delete (imperative), from dēlēre to destroy, obliterate; see delete

Example Sentences

Larfin at yure own story, while yu are tellin on it, is a good dele like firing a gun oph thru the tuch hole.

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I have lost a great dele of my cloaths, and I am thinking of drawing of about six pound, wich I think I can make shift with.

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All the children's story-books were up here in a case Dele had made out of a packing box.

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Aunt Clem was real good to her; and when her quarterly allowance was paid she often dropped five dollars into Dele's bank.

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"It would be such fun to go together," said Dele, in her harum-scarum fashion, without a thought of any future contingency.

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