About The Word Remotion
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Remotion
Remotion Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Remotion?
[n] the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Remotion: removal Related Terms | Find terms related to Remotion: See Also | abscission | abstraction | autotomy | baring | cutting off | decontamination | deletion | denudation | dermabrasion | disembowelment | dislodgement | dislodgment | elimination | emptying | evacuation | evisceration | extraction | husking | riddance | rinse | rinsing | separation | skimming | stripping | uncovering | voidance | withdrawal Remotion In Webster's Dictionary \Re*mo"tion\ (r?-m?"sh?n), n. [L. remotio. See
{Remove}.]
1. The act of removing; removal. [Obs.]
This remotion of the duke and her Is practice only.
--Shak.
2. The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.]
The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask
conferred by the enormity of their remotion. --De
Quincey.
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