Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Failure or forbearance to do something; omission; neglect to do, perform, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of
omitting something
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Examples
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Bush didn't comment directly on these speculative comments/recollections, significant omittance.
First on the Ticker: Bush, Palin aide disputes book claims 2009
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Local AM radio host Joyce Kaufman, who openly criticized the company for both “errors”, claiming that the omittance of Pearl Harbor day would insult World War II veterans, highlighted this information.
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I believe my only motive for this omittance was a reluctance to dwell upon Dorothy, and a desire to shield her father for her sake.
Richard Carvel — Volume 07 Winston Churchill 1909
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I believe my only motive for this omittance was a reluctance to dwell upon Dorothy, and a desire to shield her father for her sake.
Richard Carvel — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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I believe my only motive for this omittance was a reluctance to dwell upon Dorothy, and a desire to shield her father for her sake.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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If the thing should not come to pass, "omittance is no quittance"
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-- You had set up my bristles in such guise -- in attacking poor Sterne -- that I had quite forgot to give you a flogging for your punning grocery epistle -- but omittance is no quittance.
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You may notice the omittance of NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain from that list, but that's because he was what was considered a "territorial pick" of the Philadelphia
Rock Chalk Talk 2010
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I contacted the organisation about the omittance of Biolay and Ané; I suggested to add Los Angeles and Le 22 Bar.
Filles Sourires 2009
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Actim and maybe, just maybe, the omittance of Song is a telling one.
Le Grove 2009
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