Definition of Extinction
Extinction
ex·tin·ction
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(noun)
The process or state of disappearing or dying out.
e.g. The extinction of dinosaurs occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period.
(noun)
the action of eliminating something (making it extinct) or causing it to be eliminated (causing it to become extinct);
e.g. The development of this new technology has resulted in the extinction of many older devices.
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