Erasure

Word ERASURE
Character 7
Hyphenation e ra sure
Pronunciations /ɪˈɹeɪʒə/

Definitions and meanings of "Erasure"

What do we mean by erasure?

The act or an instance of erasing. noun

A mark showing that something has been erased. noun

The act of erasing, or rubbing or scraping out or off; obliteration. Also erasion. noun

An instance of erasing, or that which has been erased, scratched out, or obliterated; the place where something has been erased or obliterated: as, there were several erasures in the document. noun

The act of razing or destroying to the foundation; total destruction: as, the erasure of cities. noun

The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration. noun

The place where something has been erased. noun

The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration. noun

The state of having been erased; total blankness. noun

A surface area where something has been erased noun

A correction made by erasing noun

Deletion by an act of expunging or erasing noun

The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

The state of having been erased; total blankness.

The place where something has been erased.

A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.

British synth-pop duo by keyboardist/composer Vince Clarke (ex Depeche Mode) and singer Andy Bell Their "I Love To Hate You" was big hit in 1991-1992, especially in LGBT community Urban Dictionary

English pop duo, popular back in the late 80's and early ninties. Wrote great songs, with Vince Clark's innovative use of synthesised sounds and samples creating a varied and exciting back drop for the singer Andy Bell, who is an amazing vocalist. The songs are all classics, but unfortunatly, that meant we had to put up with those tossers wheatus covering "A little respect" and absolutley butchering it. Urban Dictionary

Bisexual erasure is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or reexplain evidence of bisexuality in history, academia, the news media, and other primary sources. In its most extreme form, bisexual erasure can include denying that bisexuality exists. Urban Dictionary

Intentionally calling a transgender person by the wrong pronouns in an attempt to "keep them from transitioning." Urban Dictionary

When the dominant culture forces a minority to adopt to a dominant culture (revisionist history, customs, mannerisms, traditions, pedagogy, attire, names, language, history, religion, etc). The dominant forces in the culture may also force the minority into an economic system in which all but a few in a minority group is exploited and for which the the dominant leaders have inherent disadvantages. Urban Dictionary

Noun phrase 1. the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain favorable claims or information pertaining to the U.S. state of West Virginia in history, academia, the news media, etc. In its most extreme form, WV erasure can include the belief that WV itself does not exist. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Erasure

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The word "erasure" in example sentences

(Probably why the Minnesota Courts now claim not to do expulsions; with modern databases, erasure is effectively not possible.) htom (Quote) ❋ Unknown (2010)

The erasure is a fact, a sad one of neglect or even of vandalism. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Another example of this erasure is ‘Daisy’ Dube’s murder on 12 June 2008. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The binding of individuals into a collective mind, he insisted, does not entail the erasure of individuality. ❋ Michael Chorost (2011)

The most common reason I heard for the erasure was a reactionary urge that was easy to resent: "They're essentially moving it because they don't want to look at girls dressed like sluts," said Calisha Jenkins, one of the organizers of the December 19 ride. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The approach is somewhat similar to the social P2P storage solution Wua.la that Om reviewed last year on GigaOM, including the fact that both use so-called erasure codes for redundancy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A more successful approach to changing identity or at least dealing with unpleasant memories other than artificial represson or so-called erasure would be to change how we relate to our memories. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Of course, I ignore here that with every 'erasure', other artists are reinstated. ❋ James Gurney (2009)

A different kind of erasure, Boully literally erases "the poem" offering instead a process of thinking about poetry that becomes the poem in footnotes. ❋ Lemon Hound (2009)

The "erasure" is not the same as simple forgetting or losing energy over time. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The row in the middle, between the upper and the lower stones, clearly shows the long "erasure" of the emperor's name. ❋ Unknown (2003)

One kind of erasure is associated with gradual short-term memory loss; another entails an acute, rapid removal of short-term memory; a third involves a kind of erasure associated with new information that interferes with an existing short-term memory. ❋ Ani (2010)

I [danced] all night long in [gay club] to "I Love [To Hate] You" by Erasure ❋ Dildo777 (2022)

[Try] "[Star]" or "[Drama]!" ❋ Giles2112 (2005)

"Straight, gay or Lying" "[Bi now, gay later]" "Continued gay reliance on the [immutability] argument may lead to continued gay reliance on [bisexual erasure]" "Straights have a distinctive investment in bisexual erasure relating to the primacy of sex." ❋ Mel2718 (2011)

Mom: I wont call you a girl because you'll always be my [little boy]. [Transgender] [Daughter]: That's just [transgender] erasure and it just makes things worse. ❋ SwimmerBoss (2020)

The authorities assured us that cultural erasure was a myth and that [the minorities] cultural practice of living in tight close [knit] compounds only coincidentally looked like forced labor work camps because of [the security] towers The authorities noted that these primitive people preferred being assimilated in the dominant culture because it gave them unlimited opportunities to work, and an extreme sense of security. ❋ Mlhiss (2020)

Karen: Based on the geographical references in the lyrics, like "Blue Ridge Mountains" and "[Shenandoah] River", many have argued that John Denver shortened “western Virginia” to “west Virginia” (lowercase ‘w’) because the extra syllable would have disrupted [the cadence]. Plus, the actual road that inspired the song initially is Clopper Road in [Gaithersburg], Maryland. Ava: Please, miss me with that West Virginia erasure bull shit! If you consider the lyrics, "[miner's] lady" and "stranger to blue water", the song "Country Roads" is clearly referring to the state of West Virginia. To this day, [WV] is 2nd only to WY in coal production. There are coal mines in VA but it's negligible compared to WV and other states. Most notably is the fact that WV is a landlocked state but VA is not. VA has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline, whereas, WV does not border any ocean. WV has plenty of rivers and lakes so, when you hear, "blue water", this is clearly in reference to ocean water. ❋ FinelyThreaded (2023)

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