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Extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn
Extinction definitions
noun
extinction
extinctions
- the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
"preventing the extinction of this unique frog will require the restoration of ponds and surrounding habitats"
- the process of a particular thing ceasing to exist
"he joined the chorus of those predicting the extinction of newsprint"
- the wiping out of a debt
"a private debt extinction fund"
- reduction to zero in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium, due to absorption, reflection, or scattering
"ultraviolet extinction"