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English noun: elimination | |||
| 1. | elimination (act) the act of removing or getting rid of something | ||
| Synonyms | riddance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | simplification | ||
| 2. | elimination (process) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | ||
| Synonyms | evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, emission, expelling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defecation, incontinence, incontinency, laxation, micturition, shitting, urination | ||
| 3. | elimination (cognition) analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives | ||
| Synonyms | reasoning by elimination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | analysis, analytic thinking | ||
| 4. | elimination (act) the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
| 5. | elimination (act) the murder of a competitor | ||
| Synonyms | liquidation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | execution, murder, slaying | ||
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