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• can|cel|la|tion — «KAN suh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. a canceling or being canceled; crossing out; striking out: »cancellation of a baseball game because of rain. 2. marks made when something is canceled or crossed out: »In spite of cancellations and interlineations,… …   Useful english dictionary

• can|cel|lat|ed — «KAN suh LAY tihd», adjective. = cancellate. (Cf. ↑cancellate) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|cel|late — «KAN suh layt», adjective. resembling latticework; cancellous …   Useful english dictionary

• can|cel|lous — «KAN suh luhs», adjective. Anatomy. having an open, latticed, or porous, structure; cancellate: »cancellous bone. In flat (cancellous) bones as of the skull and in the ends of long bones, the interior lacks regular systems and is of more spongy… …   Useful english dictionary

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• pre|can|cel — «pree KAN suhl», verb, celed, cel|ling or (especially British) celled, cel|ling, noun. –v.t. to put a mark of cancellation on (a postage stamp) before sale for use on bulk mail or parcel post. –n. a precanceled postage stamp …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|can|cel|la|tion — «PREE kan suh LAY shuhn», noun. act of precanceling or state of being precanceled …   Useful english dictionary

• self-can|cel|ling — «SEHLF KAN suh lihng», adjective. Especially British. canceling itself out: »The dialogue shows a brilliant talent for extending cant and clichés into spirals of self cancelling logic (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

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