Elimination - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word elimination
Brit.  |ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word elimination

noun

- the act of removing or getting rid of something (syn: riddance)
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter (syn: evacuation, excretion)
- analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
- the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
- the murder of a competitor (syn: liquidation)

Extra examples

The killings are part of a campaign of elimination of the political opposition.

Our efforts were directed towards the elimination of poverty.

I solved the problem by a process of elimination.

Word forms

noun
singular: elimination
plural: eliminations
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