noun
Freq #12030
Meanings
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1
noun
The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.
The surgery involved the removal of a small tumour.
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2
noun
The act of forcing someone out of a job or position.
The board voted for the removal of the chief executive.
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3
noun
The act of moving a home or business to a new place.
The removal to their new house took the whole weekend.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· the act of taking something...
remotion
Opposites
Word family
Forms
removals
Derived forms
antiremovalbioremovalboyremovalremovalist
Etymology
From remove + -al.
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