extinction

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

< French extinction < Latin extinctio (“‘extinction, annihilation’”) < extinguere, pp. extinctus (“‘to extinguish’”); see extinguish.

[edit] Noun

extinction (plural extinctions)

1. The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

[edit] Related terms

• extinct
• extinguish

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• extinction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• extinction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911