elimination

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/ UK /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of removing or getting rid of something

    The elimination of waste was the project's first priority.

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Related forms eliminateeliminatoreliminative

Etymology

From Latin eliminationem, noun of action from eliminare ('to thrust out of doors, expel'), from e- ('out') + limen ('threshold').

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