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cancelli
Latin · ancient
"a lattice, crossed bars"
a lattice or crossed bars, like those used to strike through unwanted text
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canceller
Old French · medieval
"to strike out, to annul"
carried into French for striking something out with crossed lines
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cancel
English · 1300s
"to annul or call off something planned"
settled as the English word for annulling or calling off something
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