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removal

/ɹɪˈmu.vəl/

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What does removal mean?

noun

  1. The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
  2. The relocation of a business etc.
  3. The dismissal of someone from office.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
  2. (slang) Murder.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmu.vəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɹəˈmuː.vəl/
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His removal, to make way for other accused persons who were to be tried, rescued him from these caresses for the moment.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
These points formed her chief solicitude in anticipating her removal from Uppercross, where she felt she had been stationed quite long enough.
Jane AustenPersuasionProject Gutenberg ebook #105
More book examples (3)
In the large entrance hall of the house there was ample room even for Sir Leopold and the removal of his wraps.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe innocence of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #204
He was there to represent spectatordom, and help make this seemingly insignificant event one with the removal of the gods of Troy.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
“Come here,” he said, bustling back into the room, the atmosphere of which felt clearer since the removal of its ghastly inmate.
Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in ScarletProject Gutenberg ebook #244