cancel
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kænsəl̩/
[edit] Etymology
from Latin cancelli a railing or lattice.
[edit] Verb
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to cancel (third-person singular simple present cancels, present participle cancelling (Commonwealth), canceling (American), simple past and past participle cancelled (Commonwealth), canceled (American))
- (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
- (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- He cancelled his order on their website.
- (transitive) To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.
- This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.
- (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.
- (transitive) (mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.
- (transitive) (media) To stop production of a programme.
[edit] Translations
cross out
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invalidate, annul
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mark as used
offset, equalize
remove a common factor
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[edit] Noun
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cancel (plural cancels)
- (nonstandard) A cancellation.
[edit] Translations
cancellation
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mark cancelling a sharp or flat
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