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- no longer active; extinguished
- no longer active; extinguished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