erasure

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra, equivalent to erase +‎ -ure. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/, /ɪˈɹeɪʒʊə/ Hyphenation: e‧ra‧sure === Noun === erasure (countable and uncountable, plural erasures) The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration. The state of having been erased; total blankness. The place where something has been erased. (sociology) A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society. bisexual erasure ==== Synonyms ==== (action of erasing): cancelation (US), cancellation (British), canceling (US), cancelling (British), deleting, deletion, erasing, obliterating, obliteration, wiping (state of having been erased): blankness ==== Hyponyms ==== type erasure ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === erasure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Participle === ērāsūre vocative masculine singular of ērāsūrus