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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cancel \Can"cel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canceled or Cancelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Canceling or Cancelling.] [L. cancellare
     to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr.
     canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars,
     dim. of cancer lattice; cf. Gr. ? latticed gate. Cf.
     Chancel.]
     1. To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with
        latticework. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A little obscure place canceled in with iron work is
              the pillar or stump at which . . . our Savior was
              scourged.                             --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to
        exclude. [Obs.] ``Canceled from heaven.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a
        word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out
        or obliterate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be
              cancelled; that is, to have lines drawn over it in
              the form of latticework or cancelli; though the
              phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of
              obliterating or defacing it.          --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The indentures were canceled.         --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was unwilling to cancel the interest created
              through former secret services, by being refractory
              on this occasion.                     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Print.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in
        type.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Canceled figures (Print), figures cast with a line across
        the face., as for use in arithmetics.
  
     Syn: To blot out; obliterate; deface; erase; efface; expunge;
          annul; abolish; revoke; abrogate; repeal; destroy; do
          away; set aside. See Abolish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cancel \Can"cel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canceled or Cancelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Canceling or Cancelling.] [L. cancellare
     to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr.
     canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars,
     dim. of cancer lattice; cf. Gr. ? latticed gate. Cf.
     Chancel.]
     1. To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with
        latticework. [Obs.]
  
              A little obscure place canceled in with iron work is
              the pillar or stump at which . . . our Savior was
              scourged.                             --Evelyn.
  
     2. To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to
        exclude. [Obs.] ``Canceled from heaven.'' --Milton.
  
     3. To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a
        word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out
        or obliterate.
  
              A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be
              cancelled; that is, to have lines drawn over it in
              the form of latticework or cancelli; though the
              phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of
              obliterating or defacing it.          --Blackstone.
  
     4. To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.
  
              The indentures were canceled.         --Thackeray.
  
              He was unwilling to cancel the interest created
              through former secret services, by being refractory
              on this occasion.                     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     5. (Print.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in
        type.
  
     Canceled figures (Print), figures cast with a line across
        the face., as for use in arithmetics.
  
     Syn: To blot out; obliterate; deface; erase; efface; expunge;
          annul; abolish; revoke; abrogate; repeal; destroy; do
          away; set aside. See Abolish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cancelled
       adj : (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is
             definitely off" [syn: off] [ant: on]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cancel
       n : a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn: natural]
       v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled;
            "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"
            [syn: call off]
       2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
          strength" [syn: offset, set off]
       3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the
          election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: strike down]
       4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your
          list" [syn: delete]
       5: of cheques or tickets [syn: invalidate]
       [also: cancelling, cancelled]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cancelled
       See cancel

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cancelled
     a.
     1 No longer planned or scheduled.
     2 (lb en of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the
  stamp has been used.
     alt.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cancelled
     a.
     1 No longer planned or scheduled.
     2 (lb en of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the
  stamp has been used.
     alt.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cancelled
     a.
     1 No longer planned or scheduled.
     2 (lb en of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the
  stamp has been used.
     alt.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cancelled
     a.
     1 No longer planned or scheduled.
     2 (lb en of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the
  stamp has been used.
     alt.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en cancel  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cancelled
     Engelska a.
     1 (tagg kat=brittisk engelska text=brittisk stavning språk=en)
  avbokad, inställd; (avledning en cancel ordform=perfpart)
     2 (tagg postväsen språk=en) som har ett stämplad frimärke
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg kat=brittisk engelska text=brittisk stavning språk=en) (böjning
  en verb cancel)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cancelled /kˈansəld/
  ملغي

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cancelled /kˈansəld/ 
  odvolaný