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English *noun*: removal
1.	removal (act) the act of removing
		Samples	He had surgery for the removal of a malignancy.
		Synonyms	remotion
		Broader (hypernym)	separation
		Narrower (hyponym)	abscission, abstraction, autotomy, baring, cutting off, decontamination, deletion, denudation, dermabrasion, disembowelment, dislodgement, dislodgment, elimination, elimination, emptying, evacuation, evisceration, extraction, husking, riddance, rinse, rinsing, skimming, stripping, uncovering, voidance, withdrawal, withdrawal

2.	removal (act) dismissal from office
		Broader (hypernym)	discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
		Narrower (hyponym)	purge

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