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i-lim-i-NAYSHUN/ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn/

Elimination is complete removal: elimination of waste; disease elimination. Eliminate is already in the dictionary. Reduction is partial. In competitions, elimination rounds knock people out. Uncountable in many policy uses. Do not promise elimination if you only mean a small cut.

Meaning

The complete removal of something; also the process of knocking competitors out.

Examples

• “The campaign aims at the elimination of avoidable hospital infections.”
• “The campaign aims at elimination of avoidable infections.”
• “An elimination round cut the field from sixteen to eight, which is the contest sense.”

Good to know

elimination of + problem; disease elimination. Verb: eliminate. Partial: reduction. Sport/quiz: elimination round.

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