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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting;
[syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]

2. the act of forcing out someone or something;
- Example: "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"
- Example: "the child's expulsion from school"
[syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ejection \E*jec"tion\, n. [L. ejectio: cf. F. ['e]jection.] 1. The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation. "Vast ejection of ashes." --Eustace. "The ejection of a word." --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The act or process of discharging anything from the body, particularly the excretions. [1913 Webster] 3. The state of being ejected or cast out; dispossession; banishment. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ejection n 1: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out] 2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.