under erasure
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Meaning · English
Present but crossed out, indicating rejection or cancellation
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Có mặt nhưng bị gạch bỏ, chỉ ra sự từ chối hoặc hủy bỏ
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: written under a deletion mark
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The word 'obsolete' was written under erasure in the edited manuscript
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “under erasure” mean?
Present but crossed out, indicating rejection or cancellation Literally: written under a deletion mark
Is “under erasure” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.