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Webster 1913 Edition
Extinction
Ex-tinc′tion
,Noun.
[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 claimWebster 1828 Edition
Extinction
EXTINC'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise.2.
The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as the extinction of fire or of a candle.3.
Destruction; excision; as the extinction of nations.4.
Destruction; suppression; a putting an end to; as the extinction of life, or of a family; the extinction of feuds, jealousies or enmity; the extinction of a claim.