What does effacement mean?
Effacement means The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement..
Among the many very baffling inconsistencies of Shakespeare's life the outstanding mystery is surely this: that of all his prolific work […] not a line of manuscript is known to exist today. Nothing approaching this complete effacement can be paralleled in literary history […]
Native Americans seem to have always placed great value on silence and direct experience, and in indigenous cultures in general, silence denotes respect and self-effacement.
Use effacement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Effacement means The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement..
Common synonyms include self-effacement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Among the many very baffling inconsistencies of Shakespeare's life the outstanding mystery is surely this: that of all his prolific work […] not a line of manuscript is known to exist today. Nothing approaching this complete effacement can be paralleled in literary history […]
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