rə̇ˈmōshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English remocion, remosion, from Latin remotion-, remotio removal, from remotus (past participle of removēre to remove) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at remove
1. : the quality or state of being remote : remoteness
2.
a. : the act of removing : removal
b. obsolete : departure
3.
[Middle French, from Latin remotion-, remotio removal]
: the process of reaching or defining a conception by the successive elimination of what is extraneous