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elimination (n.)

c. 1600, "a casting out," noun of action from eliminate. Meaning "expulsion of waste matter" is from 1855.

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Definitions of elimination from WordNet

elimination (n.)
the act of removing or getting rid of something;
Synonyms: riddance
elimination (n.)
the bodily process of discharging waste matter;
Synonyms: evacuation / excretion / excreting / voiding
elimination (n.)
analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives;
Synonyms: reasoning by elimination
elimination (n.)
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations;
elimination (n.)
the murder of a competitor;
Synonyms: liquidation
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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