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淘汰 [news2,nf30]
とうた [news2,nf30]
1. [n,vs,vt]
▶ weeding out
▶ elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees)
▶ culling
▶ selection
2. [n,vs,vt] {biology}
▶ selection
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1318170 自然淘汰 1. natural selection

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-07-10 12:43:30  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -27,2 +27,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1318170">自然淘汰・しぜんとうた</xref>
-<gloss>selection (e.g. natural selection)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1318170">自然淘汰</xref>
+<field>&biol;</field>
+<gloss>selection</gloss>
6. A 2022-07-09 12:48:57  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -24,0 +26 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
5. A 2012-02-06 05:25:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2012-02-05 03:57:32  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
sense 2 is better glossed as 'selection' than 'natural selection'
  Diff:
@@ -26,1 +26,1 @@
-<gloss>natural selection</gloss>
+<gloss>selection (e.g. natural selection)</gloss>
3. A* 2012-02-05 02:06:38  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
* Add “culling” gloss
* Reorder so ambiguous “selection” comes later – this is specifically *elimination*
  Diff:
@@ -17,1 +17,0 @@
-<gloss>selection</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +19,2 @@
+<gloss>culling</gloss>
+<gloss>selection</gloss>
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