de|le

de|le
de|le «DEE lee», verb, -led, -le|ing, n.
–v.t., v.i.
Printing. to cross out; delete. This instruction is indicated on copy or proofs by a stylized form of delta or d (originally, δ, ∂).
–n.
the mark indicating the instruction to dele.
[< Latin dēlē, imperative of dēlēre delete; or perhaps short for dēleātur let it be deleted. Compare stet. (Cf.stet)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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