n. 1. The act or an instance of omitting. 2. The state of having been omitted. 3. Something omitted or neglected. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin omissiō, omissiōn-, from Latin omissus, past participle of omittere, to disregard; see OMIT.] |
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