under erasure
Of a piece of text, written and struck throughOf a piece of text, written and struck through; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Of a piece of text, written and struck through; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.
Origin
Perhaps a calque of French sous raturePerhaps a calque of French sous rature
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