Removal Meaning
/ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of removing or the fact of being removed.
nounThe relocation of a business etc.
Sentence Examples
Waxing is one method of hair removal.
The surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries is called an oophorectomy.
Clearance of the site required the removal of a number of trees.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the old fence was necessary for the new garden.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the old bridge required careful planning to avoid disrupting traffic for too long.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English removal From remove + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At the same time, there have been significant grubbings of these pears, especially in Tasmania where removals have been assisted by the Fruit Growing Reconstruction Scheme."
— 1976, Occasional Paper:
"Mr. Homan has been the agency’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations, the division that carries out the removals."
— 2017 January 31, Ron Nixon, “Trump Names Thomas Homan as Acting Immigration Enforcement Chief”, in The New York Times:
"The removal of unsightly graffiti on the sides of railway bridges spanning major roads in the North West is to be handed over to National Highways, to speed up the job."
— 2021 October 20, “Network News: NR and NH tackle graffiti vandalism”, in RAIL, number 942, page 9:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the old fence was necessary for the new garden.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the old bridge required careful planning to avoid disrupting traffic for too long.