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cancelled

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cancelled (British spelling)

  1. simple past and past participle of cancel
    The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.

Usage notes

Although this is considered the British spelling, it is also common in American usage.

Adjective

cancelled (not comparable) (British spelling)

  1. No longer planned or scheduled.
    The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.
  2. (of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.
    Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.
  3. (of a person) Socially censured in a way expected to be durable rather than transient. [21st century]
    On the question of rehabilitation for cancelled celebrities, the nature of the offence is relevant: a bad day is different from a life of abusive crime.

Usage notes

Although this is considered the British spelling, it is also common in American usage.

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