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eliminación

elimination

noun eh-lee-mee-nah-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

removal

Usage Note

Eliminación functions as the noun from eliminar across many domains: sports (knockout round), chemistry (a type of reaction), and bureaucracy (striking items from a list). In sports contexts you will hear ronda de eliminación for 'knockout round.' Its plural eliminaciones is regular.

Examples

"La eliminación del equipo fue inesperada."

Natural Translation

The team's elimination was unexpected.

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