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elimination
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elimination
(noun)
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elimination
/ɪˌlɪmə
ˈ
neɪʃən/
noun
elimination
/ɪˌlɪmə
ˈ
neɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of ELIMINATION
[
noncount
]
:
the act or process of removing something or someone
the
elimination
of waste products from the body
They arrived at their decision by a
process of elimination
. [=by considering and rejecting each possible choice until only one was left]
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