Definition of extermination Extermination

/ɪkstɚˌmʌnejˈʃʌn/ - [ikstermuneyshun] - ex•ter•mi•na•tion

We found 8 definitions of extermination from 5 different sources.

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What does extermination mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: exterminations

extermination - the act of exterminating
  liquidation
extermination - complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
  extinction
  annihilation, disintegration destruction by annihilating something
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • extermination (n.)
    The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
  • extermination (n.)
    Elimination.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • extermination
    The act of exterminating.

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