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Omittance

Omittance \O*mit"tance\, n. The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
omittance

"omission," c.1600, perhaps coined by Shakespeare, who used it in wordplay ("Omittance is no quittance"), from omit + -ance.

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omittance

n. the act of omitting something