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extinction
noun
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
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ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
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noun
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
“The extinction of the lights”
noun
A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
noun
Complete annihilation
“They think a meteor caused the extinction of the dinosaurs”
noun
The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
noun
No longer in existence
“The extinction of a species”
noun
No longer active; extinguished
“The extinction of the volcano”
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The extinction of the lights
They think a meteor caused the extinction of the dinosaurs
The extinction of a species
The extinction of the volcano
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