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Meaning of 'extinction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Extinction [ n.]
- The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.
- State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.

Meaning of 'extinction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . extinction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- no longer in existence
Example in sentence:
  • the extinction of a species
Meaning (2):
- the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
Example in sentence:
  • the extinction of the lights
Meaning (3):
- no longer active; extinguished
Example in sentence:
  • the extinction of the volcano
Meaning (4):
- complete annihilation
Example in sentence:
  • they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs

Nearby Words:

extacy extance extancy extant extasy extatic extemporal extemporanean extemporaneous extemporarily

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