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"they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"nouncomplete annihilation
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"the extinction of the lights"nounthe act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
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"the extinction of a species"nounno longer in existence
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nouna conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
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"the extinction of the volcano"nounno longer active; extinguishedtype of:
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nounthe reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiationtype of:
Definition that contains extinction
- ruined doomed to extinction
- sunk doomed to extinction
- blackout darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- undone doomed to extinction
- endangered (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- enlightenment (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- brownout darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- diceros bicornis African rhino; in danger of extinction
- endangered species a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction