noun

omission

omission, exclusion, oversight

The omission of his name was an oversight.

The omission of his name was an oversight.

This was a serious error of omission.

This was a serious error of omission.

((of sth./sb.)) the act of not including (sth./sb.) The omission of his name was an oversight.

Synonyms: exclusion, deletion, oversight; Antonyms: inclusion, addition

From Latin 'omittere' (to let go), from 'o-' (a form of 'ob-', away) + 'mittere' (to send).

Think of 'o-mission' as a 'mission' that was left 'out'.

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