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extermination

ex·ter·mi·nation

US/ɪˌkstɜrmʌˈneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

complete annihilation

  • “they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs”
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2.

the act of exterminating

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French extermination, itself a learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin exterminātiō.

Phrases

  • extermination camp

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