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  EXTINCTION, n.  The raw material out of which theology created the
  future state.
  
  
                                    F

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Extinction \Ex*tinc"tion\, n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F.
     extinction.]
     1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an
        end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire,
        life, activity, influence, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be;
        destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a
        family, of a quarrel, of claim.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Specifically: The ceasing to exist of a species of living
        organism, such as a plant or animal, whose numbers
        declined to the point where the last member of the species
        died and therefore no new members of the species could
        ever again be born.
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Extinctions have occurred many times throughout the
           history of life on Earth, and abundant evidence of the
           prior existence of animals and plants are found as
           fossils in rock formations many millions of years old.
           It is believed by some that due to the influence of man
           on the environment and destruction of habitat, the rate
           of extinction of species is now higher than at any
           previous time on this planet. Extinctions of some
           animals in recent years have actually been reliably
           recorded, such as that of the dodo bird. A remarkable
           example of extinction is that of the passenger pigeon
           ({Ectopistes migratorius) in North America, which once
           numbered in the billions, and the last living member of
           which species was recorded as dying in captivity in
           1914.
           [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Extinction \Ex*tinc"tion\, n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F.
     extinction.]
     1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an
        end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire,
        life, activity, influence, etc.
  
     2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be;
        destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a
        family, of a quarrel, of claim.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  extinction
       n 1: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn:
            defunctness]
       2: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the
          volcano"
       3: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence
          of absorption and radiation
       4: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the
          extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: extermination]
       5: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed
          and a conditioned response becomes independent of the
          conditioned stimulus [syn: experimental extinction]
       6: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the
          extinction of the lights" [syn: extinguishing, quenching]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η κατάσβεση, η απόσβεση
     2 η εξαφάνιση, ο αφανισμός
     3 η εξάλειψη
     4 '''''extinction de voix''' - αφωνία''

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     n.
     The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     n.
     The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     n.
     The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     n.
     The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     Ranska n.
     1 sammuminen
     2 sukupuutto

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  extinction
     Engelska n.
     utrotning, utdöende

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Extinction /ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən/
  الإنقراض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  extinction //ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən// 
  загасване, потушаване
  the action of making or becoming extinct

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  extinction /ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən/ 
  vyhynutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  extinction /ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən/ 
  vymizení