All 3 Uses of
omission
in
The Fountainhead
- He saw the familiar "One Small Voice" by Ellsworth M. Toohey, and under it a single word as subtitle, in large, spaced letters, a single word, blatant in its singleness, a salute by dint of omission: # "KEATING" # He dropped the paper strip and seized it again and read, choking upon great unchewed hunks of sentences, the paper trembling in his hand, the skin on his forehead drawing into tight pink spots.†
Chpt 2.3
- Her voice was strange by omission, it was flagrantly devoid of respect.†
Chpt 2.4
- I am merely filling in the omissions.†
Chpt 2.12 *
Definition:
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(omission) something left out that should have been included
or:
a mistake resulting from neglect