elimination [ih-lim-uh -ney -shuh n]
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See more synonyms for elimination on Thesaurus.com the act of eliminating . the state of being eliminated . Mathematics the process of solving a system of simultaneous equations by using various techniques to remove the variables successively. Sports a game, bout, or match in a tournament in which an individual or team is eliminated from the competition after one defeat. Show More
Origin of elimination First recorded in
1595–1605; eliminate +
-ion Related forms non·e·lim·i·na·tion , noun pre·e·lim·i·na·tion , noun pro·e·lim·i·na·tion , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for elimination expulsion ,
withdrawal ,
rejection ,
eradication ,
destruction ,
cut ,
exclusion ,
ejection ,
displacement ,
extermination ,
omission ,
discard ,
riddance ,
dropping Examples from the Web for elimination Contemporary Examples of elimination Part of that was due to the elimination of the Mysterious Man.
The only thing missing from this bill of particulars was elimination of the bourgeoisie.
First, it turned its hand to the elimination of organized resistance within Germany itself.
There is sentiment against corporate welfare, and this is a ‘doable’ target [for elimination ].
Early definitions of rape seem to have been a lot about process of elimination .
Historical Examples of elimination Science has done wonders toward the elimination of such fears.
You can devote yourself to the elimination of ugliness, to the increase of beauty.
These decreases have come out of the elimination of speculation and profiteering.
By such process of elimination he arrived at the final question: was it she?
Elimination , of dangers of surface pollution, 140;of mosquitoes, 381.
British Dictionary definitions for elimination the act of eliminating or the state of being eliminated logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operation may permit the derivation of others that do not contain it conjunction-elimination ; universal elimination chem a type of chemical reaction involving the loss of a simple molecule, such as water or carbon dioxide Show More
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Word Origin and History for elimination n. c.1600, "a casting out," noun of action from eliminate . Meaning "expulsion of waste matter" is from 1855.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
elimination [ĭ-lĭm′ə-nā′ shən]
The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body. Show More
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