Extinction definition
The extinction of the fire took several hours.
Mourned the extinction of their dreams.
An example of extinction is killing off the last of a rare bird.
An example of extinction is putting out a fire at a campsite.
The extinction of the passenger pigeon; languages that are in danger of extinction.
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Origin of extinction
- From French extinction, from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”); see extinguish.
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