la
feminine
/e.li.mi.naˈθjon/
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Translation
elimination, removal
Word origin
From Latin eliminare ('to turn out of doors'), from ex ('out') plus limen ('threshold'). The same root gives English 'eliminate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- eliminare
- English cognates
- eliminate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraleliminaciones
Examples
global.
Waste elimination is a global problem.
sufrió ronda.
The team suffered elimination in the first round.
.
They are working on the elimination of barriers for elderly people.
.
The elimination of the virus took several months.
norma.
They voted in favour of the elimination of that rule.
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