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demolition

de·mo·li·tion

US/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ fairly common

noun

1.

an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

2.

the act of demolishing

Origin

From Old French demolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō (“a tearing down”). Equivalent to demolish + -ion.

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