eliminazione

elimination

noun eh-lee-mee-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: Latin eliminatio, from eliminare (to put outside the threshold), from e- + limen (threshold).

Usage Note

Eliminazione is used in sports (uscire per eliminazione, to be knocked out), logic, and general contexts of removal. The verb is eliminare. In a tournament context, gara a eliminazione or turno a eliminazione refers to a knockout round. Its plural is regular: le eliminazioni.

Examples

"L'eliminazione dalla competizione è stata inaspettata."

Natural Translation

The elimination from the competition was unexpected.

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