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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 175 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CANCEL (from the
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Lat.
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cancelli, a plural diminutive of
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cancer, a grating or lattice, from which are also derived "
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chancel " and "
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chancellor ")  , a word meaning to
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cross out, from the crossed latticed lines
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drawn across a legal document to annul it, hence to delete or destroy .

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