A traditional proofreading symbol drawn in the margin of a proof to instruct the typesetter to remove a specific character, word, or block of text. It is typically accompanied by a strike-through mark in the body text itself. The symbol resembles a stylized lowercase letter d with a loop.
Heard on the job
I put a deleatur next to that redundant paragraph, so make sure the compositor pulls those lines before we pull the next proof.
Also heard as
- dele