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élimination — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cancellation noun The act of calling something off or making it void.
  • disposal noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
  • elimination noun The act of completely getting rid of something or removing someone from a competition.
  • removal noun The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.

Senses

élimination is used for these senses in English:

  • cancellation The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  • disposal (countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
  • elimination The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
  • removal The process of removing or the fact of being removed.

cancellation — full definition

  1. noun The act of calling something off or making it void.
  2. noun A mark stamped on a postage stamp to show it has already been used.

disposal — full definition

  1. noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
  2. noun The power or right to use or arrange something (as in 'at one's disposal').

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