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Webster 1913 Edition


Eradication

E-radˊi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
eradicatio
: cf. F.
éradication
.]
1.
The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
2.
The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eradication

ERADICA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of plucking up by the roots; extirpation; excision; total destruction.
1.
The state of being plucked up by the roots.

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eradication

eradication

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English

Noun

eradication (plural eradications)

  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

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