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annihilation

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. Surface analysis: annihilate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: an‧ni‧hi‧la‧tion

Noun

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annihilation (countable and uncountable, plural annihilations)

  1. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
  2. The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it.
    the annihilation of a corporation
  3. The state of being annihilated.
  4. (physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin annihilātiō.

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annihilation f (plural annihilations)

  1. annihilation

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