elimination
/ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/ih-lih-muh-NAY-shuhn
/ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/ih-lih-muh-NAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of eliminating
Common meaning: removal
- eout
- limina thresholdLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1066 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘out’ + ‘a threshold’ → elimination
Journey through time
- Latinlīmen, -inis‘a threshold’
- Englisheliminate‘to remove (first: to put out of doors)’
- Englishformed in English from eliminateelimination‘removal’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from eliminate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELIMINATE, p.187 · scan
Roots
- līmen, -inis Latin “a threshold”
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