Cancellations

/kænsəˈleɪʃənz/ noun

Plural of cancellation; acts of calling off, annulling, or terminating scheduled events, reservations, or arrangements. The state of being cancelled.

From Latin cancellare meaning 'to make like a lattice', from cancelli (crossbars, lattice). Originally referred to crossing out text with crossed lines, later extending to any act of nullification or termination.

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