deposition

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Synonyms: reposition, seposition, disposition, position, opposition, apposition, demolition, exposition, imposition, sexposition, desition

Antonyms: reposition, seposition, disposition, position, opposition, apposition, demolition, exposition, imposition, sexposition, desition

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Noun

1. The [[removal]] of someone from [[office]].
2. The act of [[depositing]] material, especially by a [[natural]] [[process]]; the resultant [[deposit]].
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} The production of a [[thin]] [[film]] of material onto an existing [[surface]].
4. {{lb|en|legal}} The process of taking [[sworn]] [[testimony]] out of [[court]]; the testimony so taken.
5. {{lb|en|meteorology}} The formation of [[snow]] or [[frost]] directly from [[water vapor]].
6. {{lb|en|physics}} The [[transformation]] of a [[gas]] into a [[solid]] without an intermediate [[liquid]] phase (reverse of [[sublimation]])
7. {{lb|en|religion}} The formal placement of [[relics]] in a [[church]] or [[shrine]], and the feast day commemorating it.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} The [[removal]] of [[Jesus]] from the [[cross]].

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