Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-TINC'TION
EX-TINC'TION, n. [L. extinctio. See Extinguish.]
- The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise.
- The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as, the extinction of fire or of a candle.
- Destruction; excision; as, the extinction of nations.
- 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.
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