removal

Noun
US/rɪˈmuvəl/3 syllables
Synonyms: remotion

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the act of removing“he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy”Synonyms: remotionType of separationKinds elimination, abstraction, emptying, withdrawal, skimming, abscission, disembowelment, dermabrasion, decontamination, jailbreak +6 more
  2. dismissal from officeType of dismissal, dismissionKinds purge
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·mov′al (-al), noun

The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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