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# omission

noun (an omission, omissions)

«omission» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something that has been left out or not done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#m1)
2. The act of leaving something out (the omission of a word). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English: an apostrophe of omission shows missing letters (can't = cannot). In exams and writing: the omission of a step in your working. In lists and news: a big omission from the team. Phrases: apostrophe of omission, a serious omission.

### Examples

- In "don't", the apostrophe shows the omission of the letter "o". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x1)
- Leaving her off the list was an omission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x2)
- The omission of a zero made the answer wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x3)
- Check your work for omissions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x4)
- The omission of the safety rules was a mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x5)
- The teacher noticed the omission of one question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x6)
- With a peculiar omission of syllables, he said: “Shu... hi pi!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Verb: omit (omitted, omitting — double t). Spelling: one m, double s (o-m-i-s-s-i-o-n). In maths, the omission of a digit or a step changes the answer.

## In Jewish tradition

In English: an apostrophe of omission shows missing letters (can't = cannot). In exams and writing: the omission of a step in your working. In lists and news: a big omission from the team. Phrases: apostrophe of omission, a serious omission.

### Note

Countable. Verb: omit (omitted, omitting — double t). Spelling: one m, double s (o-m-i-s-s-i-o-n). In maths, the omission of a digit or a step changes the answer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «omission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omission/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«omission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/omission.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «omission» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/omission/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«omission» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/omission.html) on Mova free.