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English noun: extermination

1. extermination (event) complete annihilation


SamplesThey think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs.


Synonymsextinction


Broader (hypernym)annihilation, disintegration

2. extermination (act) the act of exterminating


Synonymsliquidation


Broader (hypernym)destruction, devastation









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