remotion
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re·mo·tion
(rĭ-mō′shən)n.
1. The act of removing; removal.
2. The state of being remote.
3. Obsolete Departure.
[Middle English remocion, from Latin remōtiō, remōtiōn-, from remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.]
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remotion
(rɪˈməʊʃən)n
1. the act of removing or taking away
2. the quality or state of being remote or removed
3. archaic the act of leaving or departing, departure
4. archaic an inclination to something
5. a recurring motion or movement
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re•mo•tion
(rɪˈmoʊ ʃən)n.
1. removal.
2. Obs. departure.
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| Noun | 1. |  remotion - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting cutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something off abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction" autotomy - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack decontamination - the removal of contaminants deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed dermabrasion - removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer dislodgement, dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantage elimination, riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations disembowelment, evisceration - the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude skimming - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital withdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood" |
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remotion
nounThe act or process of moving from one place to another:
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