EXTERMINATION

extermination, liquidation

(noun) the act of exterminating

extinction, extermination

(noun) complete annihilation; “they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

extermination (countable and uncountable, plural exterminations)

The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication

Elimination.

Synonyms

• (total destruction): excision

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. extermination.]

1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.

2. (Math.)

Definition: Elimination. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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