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EXTERMINATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of exterminating

Synonyms:

extermination; liquidation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("extermination" is a kind of...):

destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Complete annihilation

Example:

they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs

Synonyms:

extermination; extinction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("extermination" is a kind of...):

annihilation; disintegration (total destruction)

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