elimination

noun [U]

/ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Definition

C2 the process of removing something: the elimination of disease/pain their elimination from the competitionRemoving and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere by a process of elimination › by removing from several possible answers the ones that are unlikely to be correct until only one is left: We eventually found the answer by a process of elimination.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhereParts and stages of competitions

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