Meaning & use
Omittance
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The act of omitting or leaving something out; an omission.
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The editor's omittance of the closing paragraph changed the tone of the whole article.
His omittance of key details raised suspicion during the investigation.
A note on using this word
The word is rare today and best known from Shakespeare's line in "As You Like It," "Omittance is no quittance," meaning that leaving something undone now doesn't mean it's forgiven or forgotten.
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