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edit

The correct spelling is edit.

How to pronounce edit

noun

IPA: /ˈɛdɪt/

Say it like: Edi-t

The correct spelling is edit. A change to the text of a document. For example: "He edits the Chronicle."

Usage Examples

“He edits the Chronicle.”

“Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.”

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A change to the text of a document.
  2. 2.A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  3. 3.An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
  4. 4.An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.

verb

  1. 1.To change a text, or a document.
  2. 2.To be the editor of a publication.
  3. 3.To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
  4. 4.To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
  5. 5.To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.

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